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Staff Technical Program Manager, CPU

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Compensation
$192–278K/yr
Location
Mountain View, CA
Work Authorization
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Job overview

Google seeks a Staff Technical Program Manager to lead CPU-SoC integration programs from pre-silicon and post-silicon execution through commercial launch. The role coordinates architecture, design, verification, emulation, and physical design teams; manages risks, schedules, and issue resolution; and communicates across disciplines and locations. Candidates need substantial program management experience and expertise in processor technologies.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Processor Micro-ArchitectureProcessor Design FlowsEmulation TechnologiesSilicon Development ProgramsASICCPUGPUFPGACPU EngineeringCPU Program ManagementPower and Thermal ConstraintsCPU BenchmarksARM Instruction Set ArchitectureASIC Flows

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Technical Field or Equivalent8 Years Program Management15 Years CPU Engineering or Program ManagementEnglish Proficiency

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

  • 8 years of experience in program management.

  • Experience with processor micro-architecture, processor design flows, and emulation technologies.

  • Experience leading silicon development programs, including ASIC, CPU, GPU, or FPGA technologies.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 15 years of experience with CPU/CPU-Subsystem/SoC engineering or CPU program management.

  • Experience with modern processor micro-architecture, processor design flows, and emulation technologies.

  • Familiarity with the effect of power and thermal constraints.

  • Familiarity with industry standard CPU benchmarks.

  • Knowledge of up-to-date ARM instruction set architecture.

  • Knowledge of ASIC flows.

About the job

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. We aim to make people's lives better through technology.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Drive or manage program CPU-SoC integration for timeliness, quality for pre-silicon and post silicon execution till commercial launch.

  • Drive inter-discipline discussions at the project level. Coordinate among architecture, design, design verification, emulation, and physical design teams.

  • Ensure programs are executed at the best possible level for quality and schedule.

  • Host issue triage and resolution meetings at the project level. Create and track issues to satisfactory closure.

  • Coordinate regular communication meetings at various levels and across multiple geographical locations. Ensure smooth operation of well-functioning programs.

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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 alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

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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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How this job compares

Set against the 3,529 open Technical Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$192–278K/yr
  • California median$168–236K/yr777 salary ranges
  • US median$140–215K/yr3,211 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $235K, is 17% above the California median midpoint ($201K) — in the middle half of Technical Program Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 904 open Technical Program Manager jobs in California and 3,529 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Technical Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (2,889 postings).
Education
949 of the 3,529 open Technical Program Manager jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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