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Staff Software Engineer, Linux Kernel and Baseboard Management Controller Architecture

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Sunnyvale, CA, USA$207k - $300kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior software engineering role focused on modernizing and owning the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) software architecture, including Linux kernel, networking, device drivers, and open governance/interfaces, within Google’s AI and Infrastructure efforts.

Responsibilities

  • Design and lead the multi-year effort to modernize Google’s next-generation Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) software architecture, ensuring scalability across heterogeneous platforms (Compute, Storage, hardware accelerators like TPUs and GPUs).
  • Own the Linux kernel, networking stack, and installation systems for the BMC. Develop, debug, and optimize device drivers and core kernel subsystems across multiple generations of ARM-based or custom SoCs.
  • Partner directly with hardware engineering, accelerator (TPU/GPU) teams, and infrastructure groups to gather requirements, define architectural boundaries, and ensure seamless hardware/software integration.
  • Architect software pipelines to interface with complex board-level topologies using I2C, I3C, SPI, UART, USB, and CANbus.
  • Represent Google in the open compute project (OCP) and other industry bodies. Lead the definition, standardization, and internal adoption of the open boot management framework - infrastructure control protocol (OBMF-ICP).

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience in working with embedded operating systems.
  • 5 years of experience in testing, and launching software products.
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  • Experience with embedded systems, Linux drivers, C/C++.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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