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Google · 2 weeks ago

Software Engineer III, Linux Kernel Networking

Sunnyvale, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$141K/yr - $202K/yr

2+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company that develops next-generation technologies to connect billions of users. The Software Engineer III will focus on Linux Kernel development and work on critical projects, contributing to the design, development, and troubleshooting of large-scale infrastructure and networking solutions.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud StorageSearch EngineSEO

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Write product or system development code

Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies

Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency)

Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback

Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality

Qualification

Linux Kernel developmentC/C++ programmingNetworking ProtocolsDistributed systemsData structuresAlgorithmsAccessible technologiesBachelor's degreeMaster's degreePhD

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

2 years of experience in Linux Kernel development using the programming languages C/C++

2 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture

2 years of experience with Networking Protocols and Troubleshooting

Preferred

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields

2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms

Experience developing accessible technologies

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.

Founded in 1998

Mountain View, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.google.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (8763)

2024 (8872)

2023 (9682)

2022 (11626)

2021 (9109)

2020 (9785)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$26.1M

Key Investors

Andy Bechtolsheim

2004-08-19IPO

1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M

1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

Sundar Pichai

CEO

Thomas Kurian

CEO - Google Cloud

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