Staff Software Engineer, Accelerators Systems Platforms Software Architect

Google

Sunnyvale, California, United StatesFull-time$207,000–$300,000Posted Nov 5, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
  • 5 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
  • Experience in development within embedded systems/firmware design and in

lower-level computer systems/architecture, embedded systems, and kernel

development.

  • Experience in PCI express and data center server.

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 Linux kernel (building and configuring Linux kernels for

embedded systems), and understanding of kernel internals: virtual memory,

interrupt handling, device drivers etc.

  • Experience in High Performance Computing and data center Networking.

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.

We co-design with hardware (HW) engineering, develop, test, help deploy and

debug the software required to make accelerators work: board and chip firmware,

Linux kernel drivers, hardware design simulators, integration within Google

server and cluster configuration, monitoring and massive distributed systems. We

are helping develop the software (SW) that power the AI hypercomputers of the AI

and Machine Learning era for the Google Data Center that underpin Google Cloud

offering and all Domain Specific Computation for Google internal workloads. We

work on interesting systems that push the boundaries of computation -- Google

servers/networks and the latest Accelerators (TPUs, GPUs, Video Transcoders and

other Accelerators).

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:

  • Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
  • Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software

solutions.

  • Serve as a TL, anchoring ownership of key systems software modules that

underpin our Accelerators platforms including TPUs and other domain specific

computations platforms. Be responsible for coordinating with the rest of the

organization to drive the successful execution of NPI programs.

  • Interface and drive industry ecosystem engagement related to help deliver at

the Speed of Light of the externalization of our TPU Accelerators platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects and coach a distributed engineering team.
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.
  • Own key systems software modules for accelerator platforms, including TPUs and other domain-specific computing platforms.
  • Coordinate across the organization to drive successful execution of new product introduction programs.
  • Lead industry ecosystem engagement to support externalization of TPU accelerator platforms.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • At least 8 years of software development experience.
  • At least 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
  • At least 5 years of experience with embedded operating systems.
  • Experience with embedded systems, firmware design, lower-level computer systems and architecture, kernel development, PCI Express, and data center servers.
  • Preferred: Master's degree or PhD in a related technical field.
  • Preferred: 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
  • Preferred: 3 years in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.

Benefits

  • 20% target bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Skills mentioned

Embedded SystemsEmbedded LinuxFirmware DevelopmentLinuxSystems EngineeringSoftware TestingTCP/IPCC++Distributed Systems

About Google

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