2 days ago
Base Salary
$207k - $300k/yr
Responsibilities
- Drive technical strategy and architecture for Linux kernel subsystems including memory management, CPU scheduling, BPF, and filesystems.
- Own the scoping and strategy of critical systems engineering initiatives and guide technical teams through ambiguous low-level software challenges.
- Partner with technical leads, engineering managers, and cross-functional leadership to align project roadmaps and establish technical boundaries.
- Oversee end-to-end project execution and delivery of critical technical milestones.
- Advocate for testing methodologies, system optimizations, and performance profiling to prevent regressions, reduce failures, and maintain fleet efficiency and data integrity.
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 computer architecture, operating systems, and kernel programming.
- 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 of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
- Preferred: 3 years of experience in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional or cross-business projects.
- Preferred: experience with Linux Kernel, CPU scheduling, memory management, and virtualization.
Benefits
- US base salary of $207000–$300000, plus a 20% bonus target, equity, and benefits.
About Google
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