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Staff Software Engineer, Silicon Systems Engineering and Architecture

Google.com

197k - 291k USD/year

Office

Mountain View, CA, USA

Full Time

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development (e.g. C, C++).
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
  • 5 years of experience working with embedded systems and hardware related system software.
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 10 years of experience in system software development including kernel, driver, android platform, and system services using C/C++.
  • Experience in developing Linux kernel software, linux driver development, and debugging.
  • Experience in software, hardware co-design or influencing hardware design from software perspective.
  • Experience working with android platform.
  • Experience with system components like CPU, GPU, TPU / NPU, memory, PCIe.

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.

In this role, you will be responsible for delivering software, hardware co-design of various system architectures for future SoCs Google is developing. You will be a part of the team that develops software, hardware architecture and proof-of-concepts to prove specific architectural ideas.Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. We aim to make people's lives better through technology.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $197,000-$291,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $197,000-$291,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for software/hardware co-design of new Security Operations Center (SoCs).
  • Contribute to the software and hardware architecture designs for Google’s future SoCs and software features.
  • Build prototype and production software across the android stack including kernel, BSP, framework, and application to prove the feasibility of designs.
  • Build prototype and production software for embedded software stacks running inside Google’s SoCs.
  • Collaborate across organizations and teams to move the architecture design into production.

Staff Software Engineer, Silicon Systems Engineering and Architecture

Office

Mountain View, CA, USA

Full Time

197k - 291k USD/year

October 18, 2025

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