Hi, I’m Rahul — a Senior Software Engineer (L5) at Google with 5+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems used by enterprise customers. I currently work on cloud databases and billing systems at Google Cloud, supporting 20k+ customers and multi-million-dollar revenue flows. My work involves system design, incident response for P0/P1 systems, cost & reliability tradeoffs, and large cross-functional launches. I mentor engineers targeting FAANG / top-tier product companies, with a focus on: System Design (L5/L6 level) Backend & Distributed Systems Cloud architecture & scalability Google level hiring bar, interviews, and leveling Career growth & promotions for senior engineers If you’re looking for practical, real-world guidance grounded in how systems are actually built and evaluated at Google-scale, I’d be happy to help.