GPU Embedded Systems Lead Engineer – Data Plane

Google LLC; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

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Job summary

Google LLC seeks a Staff Software Engineer for GPU Embedded Systems in Sunnyvale, CA. The role emphasizes leading design and deployment of GPU accelerator software and securing cross‑platform integration across bare‑metal, VM, and container environments.

The candidate should demonstrate deep experience in system development, device drivers, and kernel programming, with strong leadership in complex projects and matrixed teams.

Qualifications

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

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.

Skills

Software development

Embedded systems

Kernel programming

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

PCI Express

GPU programming

Linux internals

Linux Kernel

Virtualization

C/C++

Job description

Google LLC seeks a Staff Software Engineer for GPU Embedded Systems in Sunnyvale, CA. The role emphasizes leading design and deployment of GPU accelerator software and securing cross‑platform integration across bare‑metal, VM, and container environments.

The candidate should demonstrate deep experience in system development, device drivers, and kernel programming, with strong leadership in complex projects and matrixed teams.