Kamala Subramaniam \u201901 ms, \u201906 phd is the site lead for Google\u2019s new cloud engineering hub in Durham, N.C., a job with some eye-catching duties. The highest-profile part of her job is overseeing hiring, with the goal of bringing the hub\u2019s workforce up to 1,000 engineers within three years. There are technical responsibilities that call on her skills picked up studying computer networking engineering at NC State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the job also involves a lot of people skills and networking. That\u2019s why she and her family of four relocated from northern California\u2019s Bay Area to Durham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is not a job that can be run remotely, because it\u2019s about a lot more than just Google itself,\u201d says Subramaniam. \u201cIt\u2019s about creating systems between people and Google and industry and academia and local communities. Personal interactions are a big part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s about creating systems between people and Google and industry and academia and local communities.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Originally from Bangalore, India, Subramaniam earned her undergraduate degree from Visvesvaraya Technological University before turning to the U.S. for graduate work. She selected NC State because of the university\u2019s personal touch. \u201cThe warmth of everyone from people in admissions to professors made the difference,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Subramaniam, 44, worked at Microsoft before coming to Google in 2016, rising through the ranks and taking the site-lead job in June 2021. Even though she\u2019s not writing code every day, Google\u2019s managerial positions are still highly technical. She has worked on projects including \u201cZero Touch Networking\u201d (defined as \u201can intent-driven network to enable sublinear growth\u201d) and \u201cBandwidth Enforcer,\u201d which is basically online traffic control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually, Subramaniam hopes to return to one of her hobbies, theater. She has acted in productions including Neil Simon\u2019s Rumors<\/em> at the Naatak Theater in Santa Clara, Calif. \u201cIt\u2019s really fun and breaks the routine, part of a work-life balance to manage stress,\u201d she says. \u201cFor three months of rehearsals and showtime, I get to be something besides an engineer or a soccer mom.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n\n\n\n\n
By David Menconi<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Kamala Subramaniam \u201901 ms, \u201906 phd is the site lead for Google\u2019s new cloud engineering hub in Durham, N.C., a job with some eye-catching duties. The highest-profile part of her job is overseeing hiring, with the goal of bringing the hub\u2019s workforce up to 1,000 engineers within three years. There are technical responsibilities that call on her skills picked up studying computer networking engineering at NC State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the job also involves a lot of people skills and networking. That\u2019s why she and her family of four relocated from northern California\u2019s Bay Area to Durham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is not a job that can be run remotely, because it\u2019s about a lot more than just Google itself,\u201d says Subramaniam. \u201cIt\u2019s about creating systems between people and Google and industry and academia and local communities. Personal interactions are a big part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s about creating systems between people and Google and industry and academia and local communities.<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Originally from Bangalore, India, Subramaniam earned her undergraduate degree from Visvesvaraya Technological University before turning to the U.S. for graduate work. She selected NC State because of the university\u2019s personal touch. \u201cThe warmth of everyone from people in admissions to professors made the difference,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Subramaniam, 44, worked at Microsoft before coming to Google in 2016, rising through the ranks and taking the site-lead job in June 2021. Even though she\u2019s not writing code every day, Google\u2019s managerial positions are still highly technical. She has worked on projects including \u201cZero Touch Networking\u201d (defined as \u201can intent-driven network to enable sublinear growth\u201d) and \u201cBandwidth Enforcer,\u201d which is basically online traffic control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually, Subramaniam hopes to return to one of her hobbies, theater. She has acted in productions including Neil Simon\u2019s Rumors<\/em> at the Naatak Theater in Santa Clara, Calif. \u201cIt\u2019s really fun and breaks the routine, part of a work-life balance to manage stress,\u201d she says. \u201cFor three months of rehearsals and showtime, I get to be something besides an engineer or a soccer mom.\u201d<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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