Software Engineer Manager, Embedded Systems/Firmware

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience in software development.

• 3 years of experience with embedded operating systems.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
• Experience with firmware or software development.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or related technical field.

• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.

• Experience with ARM, Infrastructure, Google Cloud, and Servers.

ABOUT THE JOB:

Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes beyond just

Search. Software Engineering Managers have not only the technical expertise to

take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a

team of Engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure Engineers

are able to optimize theirs. As a Software Engineering Manager you manage your

project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. Teams

work all across the company, in areas such as information retrieval, artificial

intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large-scale

system design, networking, security, data compression, user interface design;

the list goes on and is growing every day. Operating with scale and speed, our

exceptional software engineers are just getting started -- and as a manager, you

guide the way.

With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple

teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of

large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally.

Shape the future of data center infrastructure by defining how next-generation

custom silicon interacts with our massive-scale software ecosystem. As part of

our Custom Features team, you will unlock specialized hardware accelerators. If

you are passionate about bare-metal development and building reliable

hardware-software interfaces, join us to power the core platforms of tomorrow.

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 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drive the end-to-end technical goal, design, and scalable architecture for

custom firmware and system software features across custom silicon platforms.

• Partner closely with Silicon Architecture, Validation, System Software, and

Server Platform teams to define requirements and deliver integrated,

production-ready solutions.

• Guide complex architectural trade-offs to optimize system performance, power

efficiency, hardware telemetry, and software agility.

• Establish engineering standards, testing strategies, and execution plans to

deliver milestone commitments throughout bring-up and production deployment

cycles.

• Mentor and grow an engineering team while cultivating a highly collaborative

and psychologically safe environment.