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Software Engineer Manager II, Linux Kernel

GoogleSunnyvale, CA, USA

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 3 years of experience with embedded operating systems.
  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects.
  • 2 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • 3 years of experience with working in a matrixed organization.
  • Experience in delivering software products using open source software.
  • Experience in kernel subsystems such as memory management, storage, perf, kexec etc.
  • Ability to manage and deliver multiple projects and technical leads and developers.

About the job

Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes beyond just Search. Software Engineering Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of Engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure Engineers are able to optimize theirs. As a Software Engineering Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. Teams work all across the company, in areas such as information retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, security, data compression, user interface design; the list goes on and is growing every day. Operating with scale and speed, our exceptional software engineers are just getting started -- and as a manager, you guide the way.

With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally.

The Prodkernel organization develops Linux Kernel features for Google infrastructure in the open source community and builds, qualifies, and delivers the Linux Production Kernel that runs Google, delivering to every machine in Google's fleet.

The Kernel Efficiency team is responsible for innovation across kernel memory and storage subsystems to solve the demand of computing needs.
Our Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team designs and builds the
hardware and software technologies that power all of Google's services. Our computational challenges are complex and unique, enabled by cutting-edge custom hardware designed and made in-house. As a hardware engineer, you will design and build the systems that are the heart of the world's largest and most powerful computing infrastructure. You will see those systems from concept all the way through to high-volume manufacturing. Your work has the potential to shape the machinery that goes into our cutting-edge data centers, affecting millions of Google users.

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 benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test and deploy software based on Linux Kernel/Open Source technologies by leveraging the Linux community to meet the growing infrastructure requirements.
  • Design and guide systems designs and write product or system development code to solve problems.
  • Engage and lead existing Linux Kernel projects across many teams in Google Compute Infrastructure.
  • Define new projects, solutions, architectures and kernel roadmap in subsystems such as Kernel core, kexec, memory, virtualization, etc.
  • Monitor industrial, academic and Linux Kernel Open Source trends in computing and plan the intersection in the product roadmaps.

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