Staff Linux Diagnostics Software Engineer, ARM Platform
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Staff Linux Diagnostics Software Engineer, ARM Platform
207,000–301,000 / Year
Location
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Experience
Senior
Posted
Jul 18, 2026
Apply by
August 17, 2026
Applicants
0
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Job Description
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience in software development. 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products. 5 years of experience working with embedded operating systems. 3 years of experience with software design and architecture. Experience with embedded systems, ARM processor and Linux. Preferred qualifications: 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 complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects. Experience with diagnostics, networking and data analysis.
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. In this role, you will develop embedded software, diagnostics tests, tools in support of pre/post-silicon validation for inhouse SoCs, machine learning (ML) Systems (TPU/GPU) and compute servers. You will get an opportunity to do system health verification, performance characterization, and solve on-going reliability problems for millions of machines inside Google Data Centers across the globe. You will enable the hardware reliability and decision-making on hardware and software design and deployment. You will work on projects that push the limits of technologies and provide you with an opportunity to make a large impact, as the technologies include systems that support compute, search, machine learning, video transcoding, security, image processing etc.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 behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of 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 - $301000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects. Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers. Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines. Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
- Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
- Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
- Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
- Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.
- Perform system health verification and performance characterization.
- Solve ongoing reliability problems for millions of machines in Google Data Centers.
- Enable hardware reliability and decision-making on hardware and software design and deployment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
Skills Required
Embedded operating systemsARM processorLinuxSoftware design and architectureEmbedded systemsTechnical leadershipInfluenceCoachingCommunicationData structures and algorithmsDiagnosticsNetworkingData analysisCross-functional collaboration
Benefits
- 20% bonus target
- Equity
- Benefits
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