16 hours ago
Base Salary
$207k - $300k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead architectural strategy, team vision, project priorities, deliverables, and production support for Linux Kernel Networking.
- Design, develop, test, and enhance large-scale Linux kernel networking solutions and PCIe-related device drivers for high-throughput and low-latency performance.
- Coach, mentor, and guide distributed engineers while supporting career development and high engineering standards.
- Drive alignment across cross-organizational teams on goals, roadmaps, dependencies, and planet-scale infrastructure projects.
- Contribute directly to the upstream kernel and use AI-assisted tools to accelerate development, testing, and deployment workflows.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience programming in C++.
- 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
- 5 years of experience building large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, networks, compute technologies, storage, or hardware architecture.
- 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
- Experience with systems programming in C or C++, Linux kernel internals, and large-scale system architecture design.
- Preferred: master's degree or PhD in engineering, computer science, or 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.
- Preferred: 3 years working in complex, matrixed, cross-functional, or cross-business environments.
- Preferred: experience with PCIe interfaces, device driver development, advanced network protocols, or kernel-level networking performance optimization.
Benefits
- US base pay is listed at $207000-$300000, plus a 20% bonus target, equity, and benefits.
- The role offers the opportunity to manage a small team.
- The position works on Google's Linux Kernel Networking team within CoreOS and contributes to the upstream Linux kernel.
About Google
Google builds consumer and enterprise software and services including Search, Android, YouTube, Chrome, Maps, Gmail, and Google Cloud. Its business model centers on digital advertising and paid cloud, software, and hardware offerings (e.g., Pixel and Nest) for consumers, developers, and organizations. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Google operates globally as a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.