11 hours ago
Base Salary
$307k - $427k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define a compiler that translates natural-language intent and governance decorators into secure cloud environments, including a federated registry.
- Host autonomous AI agents using strictly bounded, non-amplifiable credentials.
- Lead the design of a zero-trust control plane using short-lived credentials, Google’s identity plane, and Sigstore attestations.
- Develop automated drift pipelines, reaper protocols, and CVE controllers to reduce manual compliance work.
- Mentor staff and senior staff engineers and foster an AI-fluent engineering culture.
- Represent engineering standards across Google and arbitrate technical disputes across Core and Product Areas.
- Drive safe adoption of the Hybrid Cloud Environment platform and broader GCP adoption.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 15 years of software engineering experience focused on 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.
- Experience with AI application platforms, prompt engineering systems, or agentic workflow orchestration is preferred.
- Deep familiarity with developer infrastructure and cloud platform solutions is preferred.
- Exceptional executive communication, organizational influence, and cross-boundary leadership are preferred.
- Track record of designing compilers, policy engines, or domain-specific languages that compile high-level configurations or intents into secure cloud configurations is preferred.
Benefits
- Germany compensation is listed as €232000–€237000 EUR plus a 30% bonus target, equity, and benefits.
- US compensation is listed as $307000–$427000 USD plus a 30% bonus target, equity, and benefits.
- Google provides additional employee benefits; the posting directs applicants to learn more about them.
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About Google
Google builds consumer and enterprise software and services including Search, Android, YouTube, Chrome, Maps, Gmail, and Google Cloud. Its business model centers on digital advertising and paid cloud, software, and hardware offerings (e.g., Pixel and Nest) for consumers, developers, and organizations. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Google operates globally as a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.