
Staff Software Engineer, Accelerators Systems Platforms Software Architect
Sunnyvale, CAJob$207–300K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Google’s software engineers develop technologies and products at massive scale. This role focuses on software for accelerator platforms, including board and chip firmware, Linux kernel drivers, simulators, and integration with server and cluster systems. The engineer will provide technical leadership, own key systems software modules, coordinate NPI programs, and engage with the industry ecosystem to support TPU accelerator platforms.
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Minimum qualifications:
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
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8 years of experience in software development.
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5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
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5 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
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Experience in development within embedded systems/firmware design and in lower-level computer systems/architecture, embedded systems, and kernel development.
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Experience in PCI express and data center server.
Preferred qualifications:
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Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
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8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
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3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
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3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
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Experience with Linux kernel (building and configuring Linux kernels for embedded systems), and understanding of kernel internals: virtual memory, interrupt handling, device drivers etc.
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Experience in High Performance Computing and data center Networking.
About the job Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward. We co-design with hardware (HW) engineering, develop, test, help deploy and debug the software required to make accelerators work: board and chip firmware, Linux kernel drivers, hardware design simulators, integration within Google server and cluster configuration, monitoring and massive distributed systems. We are helping develop the software (SW) that power the AI hypercomputers of the AI and Machine Learning era for the Google Data Center that underpin Google Cloud offering and all Domain Specific Computation for Google internal workloads. We work on interesting systems that push the boundaries of computation -- Google servers/networks and the latest Accelerators (TPUs, GPUs, Video Transcoders and other Accelerators). The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide. We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google. Responsibilities
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Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
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Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
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Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.
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Serve as a TL, anchoring ownership of key systems software modules that underpin our Accelerators platforms including TPUs and other domain specific computations platforms. Be responsible for coordinating with the rest of the organization to drive the successful execution of NPI programs.
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Interface and drive industry ecosystem engagement related to help deliver at the Speed of Light of the externalization of our TPU Accelerators platforms.
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How this job compares
Set against the 42,530 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$207–300K/yr
- California median$165–246K/yr7,804 salary ranges
- US median$135–217K/yr33,900 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $254K, is 24% above the California median midpoint ($205K) — in the top quarter of Software Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 9,719 open Software Engineer jobs in California and 42,530 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 34,815 postings).
- Education
- 13,956 of the 42,530 open Software Engineer jobs (33%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 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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