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Principal Engineer, Hybrid Cloud Environment

Google
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Hybrid (San Jose, CA; Zürich, Switzerland; Munich, Germany; Kirkland, WA; New York, NY)€232k - €237kPosted 3d ago

About the role

Lead and own the technical direction and multi-year roadmap for Google’s Hybrid Cloud Environment platform, acting as the primary technical authority to enable automated, secure, and scalable cloud environments across Google with a focus on federated intents, zero-trust identity, and AI-enabled developer workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Define the compiler translating natural-language intent and decorators into secure cloud environments, establishing a reference implementation with a federated registry.
  • Lead the design of the control plane ensuring zero-trust identity using short-lived credentials integrated with Google's identity plane and Sigstore attestations.
  • Employ automated drift pipelines, reaper protocols, and CVE controllers to eliminate manual compliance tickets.
  • Mentor staff and senior staff engineers to cultivate the next generation of technical leaders, fostering an AI-fluent culture of rapid, safe iteration.
  • Represent engineering standards across Google, and arbitrate complex disputes; collaborate across Core and Product Areas to drive safe adoption and GCP engagement.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 15 years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on designing, building, and operating large-scale, distributed cloud infrastructure, policy engines, or control planes.
  • Experience in a technical leadership role leading senior engineering teams and defining multi-year architectural strategies.

Skills

Required:Compiler designZero-trust identity
Nice to have:Autonomous AI agent integration

Benefits

  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off: 20 days vacation per year, 6.15 hours per pay period for first five years
  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
  • Maternity Leave: 28-30 weeks (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding)
  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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