Staff Software Engineer, Pixel Storage Systems

Socket.dev; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a senior software engineer for the Pixel Core Memory team. You will own end-to-end memory and storage innovation, including the DDR bring-up, filesystems, I/O schedulers, and drivers for UFS and DRAM.

You will contribute to upstream Linux blocks and storage stacks while optimizing I/O, latency, and reliability on Pixel devices. The role requires extensive experience in kernel-level development, embedded systems, and storage technologies, with opportunities to influence

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 entire I/O stack, from applications and frameworks down to the block layer and controller.
• Manage flash storage management, controlling and tuning I/O workloads to mitigate performance bottlenecks, power consumption, and thermal/stability risks on modern flash storage devices (UFS/eMMC).
• Implement high-impact code changes in both the Android Framework and Linux Kernel (mainline, AOSP, SoC, and product-specific branches).
• Write, debug, and implement upstream patches for core Linux filesystems (e.g., F2FS, ext4) and the I/O subsystem.
• Explore emerging storage architectures and drive next-generation storage standards to shape the broader mobile industry.

Skills

Python

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering/CS or related field

Tools

Linux Kernel

Android Kernel

Embedded Systems

Nand Flash Memory

Job description

Google is seeking a senior software engineer for the Pixel Core Memory team. You will own end-to-end memory and storage innovation, including the DDR bring-up, filesystems, I/O schedulers, and drivers for UFS and DRAM.

You will contribute to upstream Linux blocks and storage stacks while optimizing I/O, latency, and reliability on Pixel devices. The role requires extensive experience in kernel-level development, embedded systems, and storage technologies, with opportunities to influence