Description
Google Cloud is hiring a Principal Engineer for Memory Safety and Agentic Modernization to lead the architectural strategy and technical execution of migrating virtualization stack, data-plane, and management-daemon software from C/C++ to secure-by-design Rust. The role focuses on memory safety, guest-to-host escape mitigation, near-bare-metal performance, reliability, agentic code transformation, automated refactoring, behavioral testing, and formal verification using tools such as Lean, TLA+, and Verus. The position requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience, 15 years of professional software development experience or 13 years with an advanced degree, and experience with low-level systems software, Rust, C, and C++. The role is based in Seattle, Washington, or Sunnyvale, California, with a stated US salary of $307,000–$427,000 plus a 30% bonus target, equity, and benefits.
