NPI Engineer, Embedded Firmware and Software, Emerging Accelerator Software

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer on the Emerging Accelerator System team to tackle low‑level software and hardware interaction. You will influence Google's accelerator roadmap and mentor across teams.

This role focuses on integrating PCIe, fabric, IOMMU, kernel and firmware work, delivering secure accelerator‑to‑host connectivity and scalable, reliable platforms for hyperscale computing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience in testing and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience with embedded operating systems.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience with C, C++, operating systems, and computer architecture.

Responsibilities

• On-board emerging co-accelerators into Google's ML accelerator families, boosting performance.
• Collaborate to design and implement new system software features, including firmware and drivers.
• Design tests, telemetry, and dashboards to monitor and debug potential issues.
• Analyze and resolve complex system-level challenges in host and management software.
• Provide technical leadership to drive software plans and cross-functional dependencies.

Skills

Software development

Software testing

Embedded operating systems

Software design

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field

Job description

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience in testing, and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience in working with embedded operating systems.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience with C, C++, operating systems, and computer architecture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
• Experience in designing, developing, and deploying HPC server solutions with the entire development cycle.
• Working knowledge of any hardware‑accelerated compute pipelines (GPUs, ML accelerators) and its system integration (boot flow, firmware, telemetry).

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.

Accel Platforms and Lab Team's mission is to empower Google's accelerator roadmap by engineering foundational hardware (PCIe, fabric, IOMMU) and low‑level software (kernel, firmware). We provide reliable, secure, and efficient accelerator‑to‑host connectivity to enable cutting‑edge use cases. The team is also responsible for onboarding new types of domain‑specific accelerators into Google data centers.

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Emerging Accelerator System team, you will have influence well beyond yourself, solving complex challenges in low‑level software and hardware interaction. Your role is critical to Google’s accelerator roadmap.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting‑edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world‑leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $207,000 - $301,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits.

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• On‑board emerging co‑accelerators into Google's ML accelerator families to enable new use cases with improved performance and efficiency.
• Collaborate with internal teams to design and implement new features in system software, including firmware or daemons running on BMC/hosts and kernel drivers.
• Design and develop tests, tools, telemetry, and dashboards to generate insights to monitor and debug potential issues.
• Analyze, debug, and resolve complex system‑level challenges related to host and management software stacks.
• Provide technical leadership to help formulate and drive software development plans and identify dependencies in cross‑functional teams.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.