Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Linux Kernel

Company: Google
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: June 16, 2022

Job Description:

Minimum qualifications:Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.8 years of experience in software development, and with data structures/algorithms.5 years of experience testing and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture. Experience with C, Linux Kernel, and Operating Systems.Preferred qualifications:Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, and/or experience with compute technologies, storage, and/or hardware architecture.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, and/or cross-business projects.Experience with virtual machines, hypervisors, KVM (kernel based virtual machine).Experience in contributing to the Linux kernel development community. About the job Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. 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 Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. 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.As part of the Google Compute Infrastructure team, you will contribute in a Staff Software Engineer role in the memory management subsystem of Linux Kernel. You will be responsible for co-authoring the kernel roadmap, driving consensus on architectural discussions, and designs across teams inside and outside compute infrastructure (all the way to upstream kernel.org). You will be defining, owning, driving, and contributing to kernel projects. Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.Additional Information(Colorado only*) Minimum salary range between $168,000 - $181,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.
*Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum salary compensation range for this role when being hired into our offices in Colorado. Responsibilities Design, develop, test, and deploy software at scale based on Linux Kernel/Open Source technologies by leveraging the Linux community to meet our ever growing infrastructure requirements.Design, guide, and vet systems designs within the scope of the broader area, and write product or system development code to solve ambiguous problems.Engage and lead existing Linux Kernel projects across many teams in Google Compute Infrastructure.Define new projects, solutions, architectures, and kernel roadmap in key subsystems such as Memory. Monitor industrial, academic, and Linux Kernel Open Source trends in computing and determine the intersection in our product roadmaps.

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