The Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure role at Google focuses on developing the next-generation technologies that enhance how users connect and interact with information. The team is dedicated to building open-source, developer-first orchestration and runtime foundations for modern AI and autonomous agent workloads. Engineers in this position will define and drive the technical architecture of Google Cloud's open-source agent platform. This role requires versatility and leadership qualities to tackle new challenges across the full stack as technology evolves.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages such as Go, Python, Rust, or C++.
• 5 years of experience with software design and architecture across distributed systems, developer platforms/tooling, container/virtualization runtimes, or AI/cloud infrastructure.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience building or architecting Agentic AI platforms and infrastructure.

• Drive the multi-quarter technical architecture and roadmap for the open-source agent platform, runtime, and developer experience.
• Define clean, extensible platform abstractions, APIs, and lifecycle protocols that support stateful, secure, and portable AI agent execution.
• Lead technical alignment across Google Cloud, AI/ML teams, security, and external framework and lab partners.
• Solve complex challenges balancing developer ergonomics with enterprise governance and performance.
• Provide technical leadership in the open-source community and standards bodies.

• Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.