Staff Storage Engineer — Linux Kernel & UFS

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target (20%)

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google Mountain View, CA-based Storage team is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own end-to-end memory and storage systems for Pixel. You will drive the storage stack, DDR bring-up, and contribute to Linux kernel and UFS subsystems, shaping next-gen storage technologies for Pixel devices.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and delivering high-performance, reliable storage software across the Android/Linux stack.

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, from applications and frameworks down to the block layer.
• Manage flash storage management, controlling and tuning I/O workloads to mitigate performance bottlenecks, power consumption, and 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

Software development experience

Embedded operating systems

Linux Kernel

Test and release software

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Linux kernel tooling

Job description

Google Mountain View, CA-based Storage team is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own end-to-end memory and storage systems for Pixel. You will drive the storage stack, DDR bring-up, and contribute to Linux kernel and UFS subsystems, shaping next-gen storage technologies for Pixel devices.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and delivering high-performance, reliable storage software across the Android/Linux stack.