Staff Software Engineer, Kernel Core Engineering

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.
  
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience with Linux Kernel.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Linux kernel development.
• Knowledge of CI/CD best practices with proficiency in algorithms, data structures, complexity analysis and software design or expertise in Unix/Linux systems, IP networking, performance and application issues.
• Excellent software quality background, and pragmatism to apply it to one of the more complex testing/production qualification contexts within Google.

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.

The Kernel Core Team is responsible for the infrastructure that supports effective build, test, qualification and release of the Linux Production Kernel that runs Google. As part of this mission, you will be responsible for the engineering of Google's Core kernel subsystem, driving release operations, designing and delivering the ProdKernel Quality strategy and infrastructure, and developing extensive Kernel developer and release tooling (investigation tooling, CI/CD, performance metrics and monitoring, and release tools). You will be delivering the Node's complex software at scale across one of the largest fleets of more than 8 million nodes globally.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making 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.

Responsibilities

• Work with the internal and upstream Linux community to implement, port, and maintain various Google-aspiring features in the Linux kernel.
• Understand production design, workload demand, and performance expectations and apply this knowledge in engineering innovative solutions.
• Debug and fix a broad range of kernel issues during testing, qualification, release, and execution.
• Design and implement tests to minimize production issues and build tools and dashboards to generate insights around kernel quality.
• Stay up to date with upstream practices and roll-out fixes to the fleet in a non disruptive way.