Staff engineer

Weekday AI (YC W21); India; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting company is seeking a highly experienced Staff Engineer in India with deep expertise in Chromium internals and systems-level engineering. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of software engineering experience, including at least 4 years focused on Chromium, and strong skills in C++ and distributed systems. This role offers the flexibility of remote or hybrid work arrangements. Join us to take on complex engineering challenges and contribute to critical projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of overall software engineering experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on work on Chromium internals.
• Strong expertise in C++ design, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Deep understanding of memory management, profiling, and optimization in large-scale systems.
• Experience with gRPC or similar high-performance communication frameworks is a plus.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Solve complex performance and scalability challenges.
• Contribute hands-on to critical codebases.
• Work independently while collaborating with teams.

Skills

Chromium

C++

Distributed Systems

Memory Management

gRPC

Job description

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients.

Min Experience: 10 years

Location: India

JobType: full-time

We are seeking a highly experienced Staff Engineer with deep expertise in Chromium internals and systems-level engineering. This role is ideal for a senior technologist who enjoys solving complex performance, scalability, and architecture challenges while contributing hands‑on to critical codebases.

Requirements

• 10+ years of overall software engineering experience, with minimum 4+ years of hands‑on work on Chromium internals.
• Strong expertise in C++ design, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Proven experience working with distributed systems, including inter‑process communication and scalability concerns.
• Deep understanding of memory management, profiling, and optimization in large‑scale systems.
• Experience with gRPC or similar high‑performance communication frameworks is a plus.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with cross‑functional engineering teams.

Work Model

• Remote or hybrid work options available (India‑based).

Key Skills

• Chromium
• C++
• Distributed Systems
• Memory Management
• gRPC