Principal Architect - Chromium

Wipro Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Wipro Limited is seeking a Principal Architect - Chromium WebEngine to lead architecture, optimization, and long-term roadmaps for a lightweight Chromium-based Web Engine on TV and embedded devices. The role emphasizes memory and performance efficiency on low-spec SoCs, with collaboration across platform, OS, and product teams.

You will drive architecture reviews, contribute hands-on technical depth, and shape cross-functional solutions for customer-facing engagements and internal platforms in

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of software engineering experience across browser-engine and embedded technologies, with significant ownership of system architecture, technical design and optimization of complex software platforms.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Chromium WebEngine internals and strong understanding of browser architecture, renderer processes, IPC mechanisms and rendering pipelines.
• Deep understanding of Chromium Browser, Renderer, GPU/Viz, Network Service and Utility processes, including hands-on knowledge of Mojo IPC and cross-process communication.
• Ability to move from architecture definition to proof-of-concept development, code-level investigation, technical validation and root-cause analysis.
• Demonstrated system-level memory and performance optimization in large-scale codebases, including rendering, compositing, media and graphics subsystems.
• Experience technically leading architects and engineers while remaining hands-on in critical design, debugging and optimization activities.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall Chromium-based Web Engine architecture across browser core, rendering, media, graphics and platform integration for TV and embedded platforms.
• Define and evaluate approaches for low-spec devices, including process consolidation, IPC reduction, rendering-path optimization, selective component simplification and efficient memory sharing, while managing security, compatibility and stability trade-offs.
• Drive Chromium customization and restructuring of core browser components for long-term maintainability and scalability.
• Lead architecture reviews and execute the long-term technical roadmap with platform, OS and product teams.
• Drive low-memory footprint, efficient CPU and GPU utilization, startup-time improvement and stable runtime performance.
• Lead system-level memory and performance analysis, embedded Linux debugging and resolution of complex platform issues.
• Support customer-facing technical discussions, solutioning and architecture reviews when required.

Skills

Chromium WebEngine

Architecture leadership

Memory optimization

Embedded Linux

Mojo IPC

Performance analysis

Hands-on engineering

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science / Electronics / Embedded Systems

Tools

GN

Ninja

Git

Embedded Linux Build Environments

Job description

Job Title: Principal Architect - Chromium

Posting Start Date: 9/22/26

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients' most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.

The Role Mandate

As aPrincipal Architect - Chromium WebEngine, you will take the helm in leading the comprehensive architecture, optimization, and transformative efforts of a Chromium-based Web Engine tailored for TV and embedded device platforms. Your mission is to develop a lightweight, modular, and highly efficient browser platform optimized for low-specification System on Chips (SoCs). This initiative focuses on minimizing runtime memory usage and storage demands while preserving full HTML5 compatibility via the Blink rendering engine and V8 JavaScript engine. This role critically influences the core technical vision, conducts architecture reviews, performs in-depth performance analyses, and oversees the execution of the long-term technical roadmap in collaboration with platform, operating system, and product teams across the organization.

You will operate within an innovative environment that demands a blend of strategic thinking and hands-on expertise to craft solutions that deliver excellent user experiences on resource-constrained devices. This role offers significant opportunity to shape browser technology at the intersection of embedded systems and cutting-edge web standards, driving impactful advancements in digital entertainment and smart device ecosystems.

Why This Role - What You Gain

End-to-end architecture ownership
Shape the architectural direction of a lightweight Chromium-based Web Engine across browser core, rendering, media and platform integrations.

Research-driven engineering impact
Drive architectural approaches to solve complex memory, performance and resource-efficiency challenges on constrained devices.

Customer and cross-functional exposure
Support technical discussions, solutioning and reviews with customers and internal platform teams.

Long-term technology influence
Shape Chromium customization strategy, technical roadmaps, upstream alignment and long-term platform maintainability.

Key Responsibilities - Architecture and Platform Ownership

• Own the overall Chromium-based Web Engine architecture across browser core, rendering, media, graphics and platform integration for TV and embedded platforms.
• Define and evaluate approaches for low-spec devices, including process consolidation, IPC reduction, rendering-path optimization, selective component simplification and efficient memory sharing, while managing security, compatibility and stability trade-offs.
• Drive Chromium customization and restructuring of core browser components for long-term maintainability and scalability.
• Lead architecture reviews and execute the long-term technical roadmap with platform, OS and product teams.
• Drive low-memory footprint, efficient CPU and GPU utilization, startup-time improvement and stable runtime performance.
• Lead system-level memory and performance analysis, embedded Linux debugging and resolution of complex platform issues.
• Support customer-facing technical discussions, solutioning and architecture reviews when required.

How the Role Works

The Principal Architect works across browser internals, rendering pipelines, media and graphics subsystems, embedded Linux and platform integrations. The role combines hands-on technical depth with team-level architectural leadership and cross-functional roadmap execution.

Mandatory Skills and Experience

• 12-15 years of software engineering experience across browser-engine and embedded technologies, with significant ownership of system architecture, technical design and optimization of complex software platforms.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Chromium WebEngine internals and strong understanding of browser architecture, renderer processes, IPC mechanisms and rendering pipelines.
• Deep understanding of Chromium Browser, Renderer, GPU/Viz, Network Service and Utility processes, including hands-on knowledge of Mojo IPC and cross-process communication.
• Ability to move from architecture definition to proof-of-concept development, code-level investigation, technical validation and root-cause analysis.
• Demonstrated system-level memory and performance optimization in large-scale codebases, including rendering, compositing, media and graphics subsystems.
• Experience technically leading architects and engineers while remaining hands-on in critical design, debugging and optimization activities.

Preferred / Good to Have

• Experience with Chromium build and development workflows such as GN, Ninja, Git, automated builds and embedded Linux build environments.
• Experience managing a long-lived Chromium fork, minimizing customization debt, planning version upgrades, maintaining patch isolation and identifying upstream contribution opportunities.

Educational Qualification

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Embedded Systems, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

What Success Looks Like

• A clear Chromium-based Web Engine architecture and long-term technical roadmap are established for TV and embedded platforms.
• Clear performance baselines and regression guardrails are established to drive and sustain measurable improvements in runtime memory, startup time, CPU and GPU utilization, binary footprint and stability.
• Core browser customization to support long-term maintainability and scalability.
• Technical decisions are aligned effectively across platform, OS, product and customer-facing stakeholders.

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