Software Engineer Manager, Embedded Systems/Firmware

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Google LLC in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Software Engineer Manager for Embedded Systems and Firmware to lead multiple teams, drive architecture, and ensure delivery of high-performance firmware and system software.

The role partners with Silicon Architecture, Validation, and Server Platform teams, mentors engineers, and shapes product strategy while operating in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment. In-person interviews are typical.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 3 years of experience with embedded operating systems.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
• Experience with firmware or software development.

Responsibilities

• Drive the end-to-end technical goal, design, and scalable architecture for custom firmware and system software features across custom silicon platforms.
• Partner closely with Silicon Architecture, Validation, System Software, and Server Platform teams to define requirements and deliver integrated, production-ready solutions.
• Guide complex architectural trade-offs to optimize system performance, power efficiency, hardware telemetry, and software agility.
• Establish engineering standards, testing strategies, and execution plans to deliver milestone commitments throughout bring-up and production deployment cycles.
• Mentor and grow an engineering team while cultivating a highly collaborative and psychologically safe environment.

Skills

Embedded systems

Leadership

People management

Firmware development

Software development

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

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Software Engineer Manager, Embedded Systems/Firmware

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• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  


• 8 years of experience in software development.
  


• 3 years of experience with embedded operating systems.


• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.


• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.


• Experience with firmware or software development.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or related technical field.
  


• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
  


• Experience with ARM, Infrastructure, Google Cloud, and Servers.

About the job

Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes beyond just Search. Software Engineering Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of Engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure Engineers are able to optimize theirs. As a Software Engineering Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. Teams work all across the company, in areas such as information retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, security, data compression, user interface design; the list goes on and is growing every day. Operating with scale and speed, our exceptional software engineers are just getting started -- and as a manager, you guide the way.
With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally.

Shape the future of data center infrastructure by defining how next-generation custom silicon interacts with our massive-scale software ecosystem. As part of our Custom Features team, you will unlock specialized hardware accelerators. If you are passionate about bare-metal development and building reliable hardware-software interfaces, join us to power the core platforms of tomorrow.

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: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google .

• Drive the end-to-end technical goal, design, and scalable architecture for custom firmware and system software features across custom silicon platforms.


• Partner closely with Silicon Architecture, Validation, System Software, and Server Platform teams to define requirements and deliver integrated, production-ready solutions.


• Guide complex architectural trade-offs to optimize system performance, power efficiency, hardware telemetry, and software agility.


• Establish engineering standards, testing strategies, and execution plans to deliver milestone commitments throughout bring-up and production deployment cycles.


• Mentor and grow an engineering team while cultivating a highly collaborative and psychologically safe environment.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.

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