Linux Kernel Engineering Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for Kernel Development in Sunnyvale, CA. You will lead a team of systems software engineers, drive core Linux kernel design and optimization, and partner with cross‑functional leaders to align roadmaps and deliver major milestones.

You will manage multi-site teams, oversee large budgets, and advance memory management, CPU scheduling, and security initiatives, while shaping the direction of Google’s hyperscale infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of software development experience.
• 3 years in a technical leadership role.
• People management experience guiding technical teams, resource allocation, and mentoring.
• Experience in computer architecture and low-level system software development in C.
• Experience with operating systems, CPU scheduling, and memory management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of systems software engineers, fostering a collaborative, high‑performance culture.
• Drive architectural design and implementation of core Linux kernel components to meet compute infrastructure demands.
• Partner with Tech Leads and cross‑functional partners to align roadmaps, set technical boundaries, and deliver milestones.
• Advocate engineering excellence, testing methodologies, and profiling to minimize regressions and ensure data integrity.
• Collaborate with platform infra and leadership to secure approvals and launch new platform features.

Skills

Leadership

C

OS concepts

People management

Architectures

C/C++

Rust

Linux kernel knowledge

Scheduling & memory mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Linux Kernel Programming

KVM

BPF tracing

Job description

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for Kernel Development in Sunnyvale, CA. You will lead a team of systems software engineers, drive core Linux kernel design and optimization, and partner with cross‑functional leaders to align roadmaps and deliver major milestones.

You will manage multi-site teams, oversee large budgets, and advance memory management, CPU scheduling, and security initiatives, while shaping the direction of Google’s hyperscale infrastructure.