Principal Engineer, Hybrid Cloud Environment

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or

equivalent practical experience.

* 15 years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on designing,

building, and operating large-scale, distributed cloud infrastructure, policy

engines, or control planes.

* Experience in a technical leadership role leading senior engineering teams

and defining multi-year architectural strategies.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Experience with AI application platforms, prompt engineering systems, or

orchestrating agentic workflows.

* Deep familiarity with developer infrastructure and Cloud Platform solutions.

* Exceptional executive communication and influence skills, with a proven

ability to lead across organizational boundaries and align executive-level

priorities.

* Track record of designing compilers, policy engines, or domain-specific

languages that compile high-level configurations or intents into secure cloud

configurations.

ABOUT THE JOB:

As the Principal Engineer and Unified Tech Lead (UTL) for the Hybrid Cloud

Environment (HCE) team, you will act as the primary technical authority for our

organization, owning the technical direction and multi-year roadmap for the

Hybrid Cloud Environment platform, establishing an automated and secure cloud

infrastructure plane across Google.

The Hybrid Cloud Environment represents a paradigm shift in how enterprise

software systems and developers interact with cloud infrastructure, drawing

strong parallels to major multi-cloud and SaaS architectural modernizations

across the industry.

The platform compiles natural-language developer intent and declarative

governance directly into secure, compliant, and highly scalable cloud

environments. By delivering a single-call instantiation pattern the platform

abstracts away the massive operational friction of cloud resource provisioning

(e.g., IAM, VPC Service Controls, BeyondCorp, and Cloud DLP). Your mission is to

make safe, governed cloud environment creation the path of least resistance

across the company—allowing both human engineers and autonomous AI agents to

stand up real, enterprise-grade cloud environments in seconds. You will guide an

engineering organization, bridging the gap between traditional developer

ecosystems (Google3, etc.) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products.

We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer

platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the

essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our

users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across

Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and

strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique

opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,

experience, and relevant education or training.

Germany: €232000 - €237000 (EUR) + 30% bonus target + equity + benefits

US: $307000 - $427000 (USD) + 30% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Define the compiler translating natural-language intent and decorators

(including residency and budget) into secure cloud

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establishing a reference implementation with a federated

registry.https://hiring.corp.google.com/jobs/openings/new? e=LaunchableFeaturesEnableStartDateGating%3A%3ALaunch%3A%3AEnrolled&content_ref=establish+highly+extensible+conformance+tested+reference+implementation+of+the+platform+ensure+core+design+supports+federated+intent+registry

Host autonomous AI agents operating under strictly bounded, non-amplifiable

credentials.

* Lead the design of the control plane ensuring zero-trust identity using

short-lived credentials integrated with Google's identity plane and Sigstore

attestations.https://hiring.corp.google.com/jobs/openings/new? e=LaunchableFeaturesEnableStartDateGating%3A%3ALaunch%3A%3AEnrolled&content_ref=identity+access+oversee+the+design+of+short+lived+capability+credentials+and+integration+with+google+s+existing+identity+plane+workforce+identity+workload+identity+federation+context+aware+access+to+broker+grants+without+establishing+parallel+identity+systems+ensure+robust+cryptographic+trust+lead+the+design+of+the Employ

automated drift pipelines, reaper protocols, and CVE controllers to eliminate

manual compliance tickets.

* Mentor staff and senior staff engineers to cultivate the next generation of

technical leaders, fostering an AI-fluent culture of rapid, safe

iteration.https://hiring.corp.google.com/jobs/openings/new? e=LaunchableFeaturesEnableStartDateGating%3A%3ALaunch%3A%3AEnrolled&content_ref=actively+mentor+and+technically+sponsor+staff+l6+and+senior+staff+l7+engineers+within+the+hce+organization+fostering+the+next+generation+of+technical+leaders+build+an+ai+fluent+engineering+culture+promote+and+cultivate+an+engineering+culture+that+seamlessly+integrates+ai+fluency+continuous+delivery+and+rapid+safe+iteration Represent

engineering standards across Google.

* Represent the organization across Core and Product Areas to arbitrate complex

disputes.https://hiring.corp.google.com/jobs/openings/new? e=LaunchableFeaturesEnableStartDateGating%3A%3ALaunch%3A%3AEnrolled&content_ref=represent+the+hce+organization+across+core+engineering+and+other+product+areas+arbitrate+complex+technical+disputes Collaborate

across boundaries to establish a safe adoption ratchet, driving organic GCP

adoption.