Staff Software Engineer, Chrome

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure,

distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies,

storage, or hardware architecture.

• 3 years of experience with cloud networking architectures in Google Cloud

Platform (GCP) or multi-cloud environments (e.g., VPCs, Private Service

Connect, Cloud DNS, mTLS, and custom ingress/egress routing).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related

technical field.

• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams

and setting technical direction.

• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving

cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

• Experience in one or more domains relevant to Chrome Enterprise, such as zero

trust/identity and context-aware access systems, browser internals, or

high-compliance cloud infrastructure.

• Experience designing, building, and operating high-throughput, fault-tolerant

distributed systems, inline network proxies (e.g. Envoy), or network security

platforms.

• Proficiency in systems-level programming and concurrency (e.g., C++, Go).

ABOUT THE JOB:

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change

how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one

another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend

well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from

all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale

system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence,

natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is

growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project

critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as

you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be

versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new

problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

Our engineering domain spans the full networking and security stack from

enforcing continuous identity and device posture checks on every request, to

architecting customer-dedicated egress routing, seamless GCP VPC integration,

and multi-cloud connectivity. Because we operate in the critical path of

enterprise productivity, our systems are engineered for extreme resiliency, deep

observability, and the highest regulatory compliance standards (FedRAMP, DoD

IL5, HIPAA, etc.), all without adding perceptible latency to the end-user

browsing experience.

Application Instructions: In most instances, this position requires in-person

interviews as part of the hiring process.

Chrome is dedicated to building a better, more open web. We’re focused on making

a better browser (on both desktop and mobile) to help users take advantage of

all the web has to offer in a safe and secure way.Chrome is available across all

major platforms — iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS. We also built

Chrome as an open source project so the entire web ecosystem could benefit from

the latest innovations in speed, simplicity and security.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Define and drive the multi-year technical outlook and architecture for CEP

Secure Gateway and the broader Chrome Enterprise portfolio, aligning

engineering roadmaps with broader product area and company objectives.

• Establish technical consensus across divergent viewpoints and lead complex,

multi-quarter integrations across partner teams in Chromium, Google Cloud

(GCP Networking, IAP, IAM, Cloud Security), Workspace, and Safe Browsing.

• Architect next-generation, globally distributed proxy infrastructure,

customer-dedicated egress routing, and seamless GCP/multi-cloud VPC

integrations capable of processing massive enterprise traffic with

sub-millisecond latency overhead.

• Set the standard for mission-critical reliability and observability across

inline traffic paths—driving strict Service Level Objectives (SLO)

governance, hop-by-hop telemetry, and architectural adherence to stringent

regulatory compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, DoD IL5, HIPAA, etc.).

• Mentor and coach senior engineers and emerging technical leads, elevating

design review excellence, architectural decision-making, and engineering

execution.