Senior Staff Software Engineer, Agent Registry

Google LLC; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 262,000 - 364,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the Agent Registry backend. You will architect scalable systems, drive technical direction, and collaborate across teams to govern enterprise agents, skills and tools at scale.

You will mentor engineers, shape architecture with a focus on performance and reliability, and work on multi-tenant cloud and AI-enabled data services. In-person interviews are typical.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.
• Experience with distributed computing, big data analytics, cloud computing, multi-tenant cloud, or AI.

Responsibilities

• Define the roadmap enabling Agentic Applications in Cloud.
• Understand Data Models and develop an Intelligent Query layer on top of multiple data sets.
• Own the overall design, architecture, and implementation strategies.
• Drive cross-organizational collaboration to build Agent ingestion and serving layer.
• Own Complex, Multi-Dimensional Roadmaps collaborating with senior engineers.

Skills

C++ programming

Distributed computing

Big data analytics

Cloud computing

Multi-tenant cloud

AI

Software architecture

Testing and launching software

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Agent Registry

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.
• Experience with distributed computing, big data analytics, cloud computing, multi-tenant cloud, or AI.

Preferred qualifications:

• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• Experience in designing and building high-performance back-end systems.
• Understanding of distributed systems (networking, high queries per second serving stack) and developing at scale.
• Ability to motivate, mentor, and provide constructive feedback to team members with excellent problem-solving and technical decision-making skills.
• Proven track record of solving ambiguous problems that span across multiple components/domains.

About the job

Enterprises today are deploying thousands of AI agents, creating a significant governance gap. Without a centralized control plane, this rapid adoption leads to "shadow agents"—autonomous entities operating without oversight, resulting in duplicated tasks, security vulnerabilities, and compliance risks.

The Agent Registry team mission is to be the definitive source of truth for enterprise agentic cataloging and governance. By centralizing the life cycle, discoverability, and management of agents, skills, and tools, we empower enterprises to bring these intelligent actors under their own unified governance and strategic orchestration.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $262000 - $364000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

• Define the roadmap enabling Agentic Applications in Cloud. Be responsible for authoring concepts and partnering with Google leadership to deliver.
• Understand Data Models and develop an Intelligent Query layer on top of multiple data sets. Work across multiple disparate systems of Gemini Cloud Assist, App Platform, Design Agent, Observability and drive a common on-boarding journey across multiple teams.
• Own the overall design, architecture, and implementation strategies. Establish and maintain high technical standards, ensuring code quality, reliability, and performance.
• Drive cross-organizational collaboration across sites and external partners to build a durable Google Cloud native and third-party, Agent, and MCP ingestion and serving layer.
• Own Complex, Multi-Dimensional Roadmaps collaborating with Distinguishedengineers and Google Fellows working on Exabyte scale Storage Solutions for Agentic Applications.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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