Principal Engineer, Memory Safety and Agentic Modernization
GooglePrincipal Engineer, Memory Safety and Agentic Modernization
GoogleLocation
Seattle, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/15/2026
Compensation
$307,000 - $427,000 per year
Job description
As a Principal Engineer for Memory Safety and Agentic Modernization at Google, you will be the technical authority for the virtualization memory safety strategy and AI-driven coding practices. Your main focus will be on transitioning the virtualization stack from C/C++ to Rust to enhance security and resilience. You will lead migrations across a large compute fleet while ensuring performance and reliability for enterprise workloads. Additionally, you will collaborate with AI teams to develop automated coding tools and methodologies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 15 years of professional software development experience, or 13 years with an advanced degree
- Experience architecting and developing low-level systems software such as operating systems, kernels, or compilers
- Experience with Rust, C, and C++
Responsibilities
- Lead the architectural strategy and technical execution for migrating the virtualization stack.
- Partner with internal AI engineering teams to design and deploy agentic coding tools and methodologies.
- Drive the systems security roadmap targeting critical data plane and control plane services for memory-safe transformation.
- Integrate formal methods and theorem-proving platforms to ensure program correctness.
- Serve as the dedicated single point of contact and technical leader for Rust and agentic coding across the organization.
Benefits
- Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Google Llc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
908
FY2026
Approval rate
98.4%
FY2026
LCA certified
4,273
FY2026
Entry-level share
0.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
-14%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-51%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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