Compare your current skills to what this opportunity needs—we'll show you what you already have and what could strengthen your application.
Job Description
Staff Software Engineer, Linux Kernel Memory Management Google - 4.3 Sunnyvale, CA Job Details Full-time $207,000 - $301,000 a year 4 hours ago Qualifications Launching new IT products System troubleshooting Engineering development testing System design System design for system development OS Kernels C Software testing Design (software development lifecycle) Full Job Description Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience programming in C++. 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture. 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products. 3 years of experience with software design and architecture. Experience with Linux Kernel Internals, Memory Management, C, Linux Kernel, Operating Systems, and Debugging/Troubleshooting.
Preferred qualifications:
Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms. 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction. 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects. Experience with Performance Analysis and Analytical Thinking. About the job Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward. The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what's possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide. We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US:
$207000 - $301000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google. Responsibilities Lead the design, development, and implementation of new features and optimizations within the Linux kernel memory management subsystem for Prodkernel. Define and drive the technical strategy and roadmap for future memory architectures to enhance performance and reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) across Google's fleet. Lead the efforts in areas such as memory tiering, Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) optimization, swap, memory overcommit, and the integration of new memory technologies. Collaborate with the open-source Linux kernel community, driving Google's requirements and contributions upstream. Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to other engineers on the team. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
