Staff Engineer, Cloud Networking & Distributed Systems

Google LLC; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Google LLC in Mountain View, CA, is seeking software engineers to design and deliver next-generation networking and security infrastructure that supports enterprise-scale traffic and multi-cloud connectivity. You will work on globally distributed proxies, egress routing, and seamless GCP integrations, with emphasis on reliability, observability, and regulatory compliance.

The role requires leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and deep expertise in C++, Go, and systems programming.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in C++.
• 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
• 3 years of experience with cloud networking architectures in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or multi-cloud environments (e.g., VPCs, Private Service Connect, Cloud DNS, mTLS, and custom ingress/egress routing).
• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (preferred).
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction (preferred).
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects (preferred).
• Experience designing, building, and operating high-throughput, fault-tolerant distributed systems, inline network proxies (e.g. Envoy), or network security platforms (preferred).
• Proficiency in systems-level programming and concurrency (e.g., C++, Go) (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the multi-year technical outlook and architecture for CEP Secure Gateway and the broader Chrome Enterprise portfolio, aligning engineering roadmaps with broader product area and company objectives.
• Establish technical consensus across divergent viewpoints and lead complex, multi-quarter integrations across partner teams in Chromium, Google Cloud (GCP Networking, IAP, IAM, Cloud Security), Workspace, and Safe Browsing.
• Architect next-generation, globally distributed proxy infrastructure, customer-dedicated egress routing, and seamless GCP/multi-cloud VPC integrations capable of processing massive enterprise traffic with sub-millisecond latency overhead.
• Set the standard for mission-critical reliability and observability across inline traffic paths—driving strict Service Level Objectives (SLO) governance, hop-by-hop telemetry, and architectural adherence to stringent regulatory compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, DoD IL5, HIPAA, etc.).
• Mentor and coach senior engineers and emerging technical leads, elevating design review excellence, architectural decision-making, and engineering execution.

Skills

C++

Distributed systems

Cloud networking

Go

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master’s degree or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Envoy

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

mTLS

Job description

Google LLC in Mountain View, CA, is seeking software engineers to design and deliver next-generation networking and security infrastructure that supports enterprise-scale traffic and multi-cloud connectivity. You will work on globally distributed proxies, egress routing, and seamless GCP integrations, with emphasis on reliability, observability, and regulatory compliance.

The role requires leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and deep expertise in C++, Go, and systems programming.