Staff Pixel GPU Software Engineer - Graphics Driver Lead

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

Job summary

Google LLC in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Pixel Graphics GPU Software to drive kernel and user-space GPU driver work, feature development, and performance optimizations for Pixel devices.

The role requires 8+ years in low-level systems programming (C/C++), 5+ years in driver development, and strong architectural leadership. GPU and mobile GPU experience are essential for this high-impact role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in low level systems programming languages (e.g., C++ or C).
• 5 years of experience developing and maintaining device drivers that interface software with hardware.
• 3 years of experience with software design, architecture, and technical leadership.
• Experience with Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) and mobile GPUs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on projects, advising Android, Pixel, and Silicon leadership on performance and feature opportunities in graphics hardware and software.
• Influence, coach, and lead a distributed team of engineers.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
• Develop GPU graphics and compute technologies spanning the full GPU software and hardware stack.
• Evaluate and bring up devices, collaborating with product and engineering teams to define the role and requirements of the GPU in future product designs.

Skills

Low-level systems programming

Device drivers

Software design

GPU experience

Mobile GPUs

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

C++

C

Rust

GPU programming

Job description

Google LLC in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Pixel Graphics GPU Software to drive kernel and user-space GPU driver work, feature development, and performance optimizations for Pixel devices.

The role requires 8+ years in low-level systems programming (C/C++), 5+ years in driver development, and strong architectural leadership. GPU and mobile GPU experience are essential for this high-impact role.