Senior System Software and Performance Architect

Google • Mountain View, CA

6d • $156,000 - $229,000

About The Position

Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions
that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute
to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise
will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled
performance, efficiency, and integration.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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience conducting full-stack performance analysis on software systems.
• Experience in at least one of the following three areas; Linux Kernel (particularly processes, threads, scheduling, syscalls, interrupts and exceptions), Toolchains (compilers, JIT compilation and symbolization) or, Android system software stack.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture.
• Experience with mentoring and leading team members.
• Experience with new technical territories.
• Ability to be innovative and comfortable with working on issues with ambiguity.
• Ability to be a fast and effective learner.

Responsibilities

• Perform deep-dive analysis on complex workloads and kernels to identify performance bottlenecks that others miss.
• Plan and evaluate ARM architecture features, providing data-driven insights that shape future SoC designs.
• Partner with Android workload owners, tool-chain experts, and device teams to implement full-system optimizations.
• Design the benchmarks and modeling methodology that will define the next decade of Hardware/Software co-design.
• Act as a technical pillar for the team, mentoring engineers and driving strategic deliverables.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level