Senior Kernel Engineer, Fuchsia — Rust & Zircon

Google; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Sick leave

Maternity leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Google's Zircon Kernel team seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design, implement, and maintain core OS components for the Fuchsia platform in Seattle. The role focuses on low-level kernel infrastructure, virtual memory, thread scheduling, and system call interfaces using C++ and Rust.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure memory safety, high reliability, and scalable performance across devices, shaping architecture and cross-team standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of software development experience.
• 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
• Experience with systems programming or embedded development.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize core kernel infrastructure.
• Bridge C++ and Rust components with safe FFI.
• Develop low-level diagnostic frameworks and perform advanced testing.
• Collaborate with compiler, tools, and security teams to audit code and document memory invariants.

Skills

Software development

Systems programming

Rust

Kernel development

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

C++

Rust

FFI

Job description

Google's Zircon Kernel team seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design, implement, and maintain core OS components for the Fuchsia platform in Seattle. The role focuses on low-level kernel infrastructure, virtual memory, thread scheduling, and system call interfaces using C++ and Rust.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure memory safety, high reliability, and scalable performance across devices, shaping architecture and cross-team standards.