Lead Principal Engineer, Unified Hybrid Cloud Platform

Google; United States; Hybrid; USD 307,000 - 427,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

PTO 20 days

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby bonding

Paid holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Principal Engineer and Unified Tech Lead for the Hybrid Cloud Environment. You will own the technical direction and multi-year roadmap, bridging Google3 with Google Cloud Platform and guiding an engineering organization across multiple locations.

The role focuses on automating secure cloud infrastructure, zero-trust identity, and scalable environments to enable enterprise deployments with safe, governed cloud creation at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of software engineering experience in large-scale, distributed cloud infrastructure.
• Experience leading senior teams and defining multi-year architectural strategies.

Responsibilities

• Define compiler translating natural-language intent into secure cloud environments.
• Lead design of control plane with zero-trust identity integration.
• Mentor engineers and represent engineering standards across Google.
• Collaborate to drive safe adoption and cross-boundary coordination.

Skills

Distributed cloud

Technical leadership

Policy engines

AI platforms

Compiler design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Tools

GCP

Sigstore

IAM

Job description

Google is seeking a Principal Engineer and Unified Tech Lead for the Hybrid Cloud Environment. You will own the technical direction and multi-year roadmap, bridging Google3 with Google Cloud Platform and guiding an engineering organization across multiple locations.

The role focuses on automating secure cloud infrastructure, zero-trust identity, and scalable environments to enable enterprise deployments with safe, governed cloud creation at scale.