Senior Kernel Engineer – Zircon (Rust)

Socket.dev

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 174,000 - 252,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Google is hiring a Software Engineer for the Zircon Kernel team to design, implement, and maintain core OS components at the bare-metal level. You will tackle virtual memory, threading, and IPC while migrating subsystems from C++ to Rust for memory safety.

Expect collaboration with cross-functional teams across compiler, tools, and security infrastructure. Join a team shaping Fuchsia's foundational kernel, contributing to early boot processes, interrupt handling, and safe execution on diverse

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
Experience with systems programming, operating systems or general embedded development.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and optimize core kernel infrastructure, including virtual memory page tables, thread schedulers, timers, and object architectures.
Develop and maintain sound multi-language FFI boundaries to safely bridge legacy C++ subsystems with modern Rust components while managing strict stack and memory constraints.
Implement advanced low-level diagnostic frameworks and execute comprehensive test categories—including early boot, core, and stress testing—to isolate non-deterministic system behaviors.
Collaborate across compiler, tools, and security infrastructure teams to audit code generation, refine code coverage, and systematically document memory invariants and lock hierarchies.