Software Engineer III, XProf SOC Architect

Google LLC; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC in Sunnyvale is hiring software engineers for next-gen AI and infrastructure work. You will join teams shaping large-scale systems, hardware-software co-design, and advanced silicon projects including SoCs, CPUs, and GPUs. Expect opportunities to switch teams as the business grows.

The role emphasizes end-to-end software and hardware design, with focus on scalable architectures, high-performance interfaces, and distributed systems across Google Cloud and data centers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or compute/storage/hardware architecture.
• Experience in end-to-end Silicon Development Process (SoC, Silicon Design, ICs).
• Experience with computer architecture, microarchitecture, and digital design concepts.
• Experience with CPU and SoC architecture, and high-speed interfaces (PCIe, USB, DDR).

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.

Skills

Software development

Distributed systems

Computer architecture

SoC/CPU architecture

RTL concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's or PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Job description

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
• Experience in the end-to-end Silicon Development Process (e.g., System on a Chip (SoC), Silicon Design, and Integrated Circuits (ICs)).
• Experience with computer architecture, microarchitecture, and digital design concepts.
• Experience with CPU and SoC architecture, and high-speed interfaces (e.g., PCIe, USB, and DDR).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or related technical fields.
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.
• Experience in SoC or CPU/GPU architecture and design and microarchitecture design.
• Experience in RTL (Register Transfer Level) design using Verilog or SystemVerilog.
• Experience with digital logic design and computer architecture.

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. 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: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.

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 .