Staff Pixel Storage Architect - Linux Kernel & UFS

Google; United States; On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's Pixel Core Memory team seeks a Staff Software Engineer to own the storage stack and DDR bring-up for Pixel devices. You will drive end-to-end memory and storage software, ensuring high performance and reliability across the platform.

Collaborating with partner teams, you will shape software architecture for UFS and Linux kernel integration, and contribute to upstream work while advancing storage innovations for consumers worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
• 3 years of experience with Linux Kernel.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and optimize Android system performance across the I/O stack.
• Manage flash storage management, tuning I/O workloads for performance and power.
• Implement high-impact code changes in Android Framework and Linux Kernel.
• Write, debug, and upstream patches for core Linux filesystems and I/O.
• Explore emerging storage architectures and drive next-generation standards.

Skills

Software development

Embedded systems

Linux kernel

Android kernel

Python/Java

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

UFS

C/C++

Kernel development

Job description

Google's Pixel Core Memory team seeks a Staff Software Engineer to own the storage stack and DDR bring-up for Pixel devices. You will drive end-to-end memory and storage software, ensuring high performance and reliability across the platform.

Collaborating with partner teams, you will shape software architecture for UFS and Linux kernel integration, and contribute to upstream work while advancing storage innovations for consumers worldwide.