Browser Ecosystem Enablement
Core
Strategic software engineering lead focused on improving real-world browser performance in Chromium-based browsers by identifying and resolving bottlenecks across the browser engine, OS, and hardware.
Role type
Senior IC software optimization engineer (browser performance)
Builds
Measurable user-visible gains in page load, rendering, JavaScript execution, and browser responsiveness for Chromium-based browsers
Domain
Consumer software / Browser technology / System-level optimization
Required skills
C++ (modern), Chromium internals (Blink, V8, Skia, GPU/ANGLE), low-level profiling and tracing, debugging complex codebases, microarchitectural reasoning, cross-platform optimization (Windows/Linux/macOS)
Preferred skills
Active Chromium contributor, compiler optimization (Clang/LLVM), hardware-aware optimization (CPU topology, cache, SIMD), benchmarking expertise (JetStream, Speedometer)
Technologies
Chromium, Blink, V8, Skia, ANGLE, Perfetto, ETW, Chrome Tracing, VTune, PIX, GPUView, perf, Clang, LLVM
Responsibilities
Profile and optimize performance across Chromium subsystems; Identify CPU, memory, GPU, and power bottlenecks; Implement performance improvements in rendering and JavaScript execution; Collaborate with browser, OS, and hardware teams; Contribute upstream patches to Chromium; Document performance investigations and best practices
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
