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Staff Software Engineer, GPU Embedded Systems

Google· GPU Embedded Systems / Platforms Engineering
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Sunnyvale, CA, USA$207k - $300kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Staff Software Engineer role focused on designing and developing next-generation GPU accelerator systems, bridging host and guest environments, and defining GPU data plane software within Google's Platforms Engineering organization.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the design and development of next-generation GPU accelerator systems from concept to deployment, optimizing the hardware and software stack for data plane workloads.
  • Identify value-added features for bare-metal, virtualized, and container-based use cases, and design in-band telemetry and control daemons to securely bridge host and guest environments.
  • Integrate bleeding-edge vendor hardware security features into production software pipelines, evaluate architectural challenges across different CPU architectures, and recommend optimal system balance requirements.
  • Anticipate the performance implications of continuous software advancements—such as in the Linux Kernel, VMs, containers, and networking—and adapt GPU systems accordingly.
  • Define the GPU roadmap by collaborating with Google product teams and external partners, and derive a common architecture by strategically influencing vendors and standards committees.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
  • 5 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  • Experience with system development, device drivers and Kernel programming.

Skills

Required:Software design and architectureEmbedded operating systemsC/C++

Benefits

  • Learn more about benefits at Google (link provided in description)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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