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Google · 2 weeks ago

Software Engineer III, Embedded Systems, Firmware, Kernel Quality

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$141K/yr - $202K/yr

2+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company that develops next-generation technologies impacting billions of users. The Software Engineer III role focuses on developing core infrastructure for the Linux Kernel's management, testing, and release, while contributing to innovative projects across the company's diverse technology landscape.

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

Embedded systemsLinux Kernel InternalsSoftware developmentCI/CD best practicesUnix/Linux systemsIP networkingPerformance issuesApplication issuesSoftware lifecycle toolsDistributed systems

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree

2 years of experience in embedded systems (e.g., firmware, Linux kernel, device drivers)

Preferred

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

Experience working with Linux and with software lifecycle and build tools as well as experience architecting and developing software for scalable, distributed systems

Experience in Unix/Linux systems, IP networking, performance and application issues. Solid knowledge of CI/CD best practices

Experience with Linux Kernel Internals

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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