Staff Software Engineer, Storage

2 Months ago • 8-11 Years • Full Stack Development • $197,000 PA - $291,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to innovate storage solutions across its services. This role involves working with lower-level storage systems, software, and architecture, developing and maintaining the kernel storage stack, Linux drivers, firmware, and user-space interfaces optimized for flash storage. Responsibilities include providing technical leadership, managing project priorities and deliverables, designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing software solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software development, data structures/algorithms, testing, launching products, and software design/architecture, along with experience with kernel drivers, operating systems, and kernels.
Must have:
  • 8+ years software development experience
  • Data structures/algorithms expertise
  • Experience testing and launching software
  • Kernel driver, OS, kernel experience
  • Software design and architecture experience
Good to have:
  • Master's/PhD in related field
  • Technical leadership experience
  • Experience in complex organizations
  • Storage systems expertise
  • Embedded systems and firmware experience
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development, and with data structures/algorithms.
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  • Experience with kernel drivers, operating systems, and kernel.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 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 storage, storage servers, storage systems, embedded systems, and firmware.

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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

In this role, you will innovate storage solutions that are disruptive across Google's services. You will work with lower-level storage systems, software, and architecture.

The ML, Systems, & Cloud AI (MSCA) organization at Google designs, implements, and manages the hardware, software, machine learning, and systems infrastructure for all Google services (Search, YouTube, etc.) and Google Cloud. Our end users are Googlers, Cloud customers and the billions of people who use Google services around the world.

We prioritize security, efficiency, and reliability across everything we do - from developing our latest TPUs to running a global network, while driving towards shaping the future of hyperscale computing. Our global impact spans software and hardware, including Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, the leading AI platform for bringing Gemini models to enterprise customers.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $197,000-$291,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about .

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership on projects.
  • Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.
  • Develop and maintain Kernel storage stack, Linux drivers, firmware, user space interfaces optimized for flash to maximize performance, security, and capacity.

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