System Online: Web AI Platform
Building the Intelligent Web._
I'm Etienne Noël, AI Engineering Manager working on Google Chrome. I engineer the infrastructure that lets Web Developers build and ship AI features for free.
Led these Impactful Projects:
Gemini Nano
On-Device Inference
WebNN
Hardware Acceleration
TSyringe
Dependency Injection
Built-in AI
Chrome APIs
Work Experience Work Experience Work Experience
Work Experience Work Experience Work Experience
Career timeline and key contributions.
Web AI Lead Engineering Manager, Web AI Platform
Google Chrome
2024 - Present
San Francisco, CA
Leading the engineering efforts to bring native AI capabilities to the web platform.
Key Impact
- Launched Built-in AI APIs, enabling privacy-preserving local inference for millions of users.
- Scaling the WebNN implementation to unlock NPU/GPU hardware acceleration across all major OSs.
- Managing cross-functional teams (Eng, PM, Research) to define the standards for on-device GenAI.
Engineering Manager, Capabilities (Project Fugu)
Google Chrome
2022 - 2024
San Francisco, CA
Managed the team responsible for closing the gap between native and web capabilities.
Key Impact
- Shipped the File System Access API, enabling advanced productivity apps (Photoshop, VS Code) to run fully in the browser.
- Drove adoption of PWA standards, resulting in a 40% increase in desktop PWA installations.
- Led the deprecation strategy for legacy APIs (Web SQL), improving platform security and stability.
Education Education Education
Education Education Education
Academic background and degrees.
Bachelor Degree - Software Engineering
Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
Graduated: 2014
Montreal, QC
DEC - Pure & Applied Sciences
College Champlain, Saint-Lambert
Graduated: 2009
Saint-Lambert, QC