Principal Engineer, AI, Trust, Security, Site Reliability Engineering

Google's Technical Infrastructure team is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead AI, Trust, and Security initiatives. This role combines leadership in AI platform development with security and reliability engineering at a global scale. You'll be responsible for architecting and maintaining Google's cloud AI platform, ensuring it meets the highest standards of security, reliability, and trustworthiness. The position requires deep technical expertise in distributed systems, security engineering, and AI infrastructure, combined with strategic leadership skills.

As a Principal Engineer, you'll work at the intersection of AI and security, leading technical direction for critical projects that impact millions of users worldwide. You'll collaborate with diverse teams across Cloud AI, Security, and Sovereign Workloads, bringing your expertise to shape the future of Google's AI infrastructure. The role demands a balance between innovation and stability, requiring you to make complex technical decisions that consider security, reliability, and efficiency.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in technical leadership, distributed systems architecture, and a proven track record of implementing large-scale engineering projects at an executive level. You'll need strong collaborative skills to work across organizational boundaries and influence technical direction. This position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology while ensuring Google's AI platforms remain secure, reliable, and trustworthy for users worldwide.

Working at Google's Zürich office, you'll be part of the team that builds and maintains the architecture behind everything users see online. This role combines the excitement of working with advanced AI technology with the challenge of ensuring enterprise-grade security and reliability. If you're passionate about technical leadership, AI infrastructure, and building secure, scalable systems, this position offers the chance to make a significant impact at one of tech's most influential companies.