Principal Engineer, AI Service Networking

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 307,000 - 427,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Principal Engineer for Service Networking AI to lead the architectural evolution of Google's service networking stack for AI workloads. You will partner with Cloud Networking leaders to understand AI requirements and redefine best-in-class networking across load balancers, Kubernetes, DNS, and CDNs.

This role focuses on delivering low latency and reduced total cost of ownership. You will mentor engineers while shaping a multi-year technical outlook and collaborating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 15 years of software engineering experience in large-scale distributed systems.
• 5 years delivering networking solutions at hyperscale.
• 2 years serving ML/AI or agentic workloads.

Responsibilities

• Leverage networking and cloud expertise to serve AI and agentic workloads.
• Define and drive a multi-year architectural outlook for service networking.

Skills

Distributed systems

Networking

Cloud computing

AI workloads

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science (preferred)

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Google is seeking a Principal Engineer for Service Networking AI to lead the architectural evolution of Google's service networking stack for AI workloads. You will partner with Cloud Networking leaders to understand AI requirements and redefine best-in-class networking across load balancers, Kubernetes, DNS, and CDNs.

This role focuses on delivering low latency and reduced total cost of ownership. You will mentor engineers while shaping a multi-year technical outlook and collaborating with