Staff Software Engineer, Chrome

About the Position

Staff Software Engineer, Chrome

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Chrome to develop next-generation technologies for massive-scale information handling and interaction. 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.

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.

Requirements

• 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).

Nice to Have

• 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).

We Offer

• Competitive salary: $207,000 - $300,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
• Full-time position
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Professional development opportunities

About the Company

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.

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.