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Google · 7 hours ago

Staff Software Engineer, Kernel Storage

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$197K/yr - $291K/yr

8+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company that focuses on developing next-generation technologies to enhance user connection and interaction. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Kernel Storage to develop innovative storage solutions and optimize performance across Google's services, particularly in cloud and storage technologies.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud StorageSearch EngineSEO

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop innovative approaches to deploy next-generation Flash devices, focusing on disaggregated storage and Non-Volatile Memory Express over Fabrics (NVMe-over-Fabrics)

Build and maintain platform storage analytics infrastructure to monitor, troubleshoot, and derive real-time insights from storage devices across the global fleet. Leverage fleet-wide data at scale to inform and improve storage life-cycle management and hardware design decisions

Utilize the Linux kernel storage stack, drivers, firmware, and optimized user-space interfaces to maximize storage performance, security, and capacity

Own end-to-end storage system performance optimization to ensure peak efficiency for Google's services

Implement software tools and utilities to manage and optimize the end-to-end life-cycle of all storage hardware

Qualification

C++KernelKernel driversSoftware designArchitectureLarge-scale infrastructureData structuresAlgorithmsOperating systemsTechnical leadershipBachelor's degreeMaster’s degreePhDTestingLaunching softwareCross-functional projects

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

8 years of experience programming in C++

5 years of experience testing and launching software products

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

3 years of experience with software design and architecture

Experience in kernel and kernel drivers

Preferred

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field

8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms

3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction

3 years of experience working in a matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects

Experience with operating systems

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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