Google

Staff Software Engineer, CoreOS Agentic Engineering

Google$207K — $301K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • 8 years programming experience in C.
  • 5 years experience testing and launching software products.
  • 5 years building large-scale infrastructure or experience with compute technologies.
  • 3 years in software design and architecture.
  • Experience in agentic engineering or Linux Kernel.

Responsibilities

  • Drive projects by conceptualizing AI-driven strategies for optimizing engineering performance.
  • Lead and coach a distributed team of Kernel, Node OS, and AI experts.
  • Design and maintain large-scale software solutions with cross-functional alignment.
  • Debug and optimize complex issues for seamless rollouts.
  • Build monitoring tools and dashboards to oversee production demand.

Benefits

  • Access to cutting-edge technology and innovation.
  • Work in a high-impact, high-visibility environment.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement.
  • Collaborative culture promoting rapid execution and exploration.
  • Inclusive benefits promoting work-life balance and employee well-being.
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • 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 with either agentic engineering or Linux Kernel, career development, and leadership.

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 in Technical Infrastructure, Release Engineering, and Release Management.


About the job

In this role, you will be responsible for the Operating System that runs Google, from the Kernel through the Node userspace. The Agentic Engineering team within CoreOS is driving the AI revolution into how we work, test, release, and support compute across Production. This team is 25% exploration, 50% agentic engineering, 25% productionization - but top to bottom revolutionary in providing fast turn-around developing critical services that could only be possible via AI.

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 the driving team behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge 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
  • Drive projects by conceptualizing and validating novel AI-driven strategies to optimize Google's "Node-level" engineering and global compute performance.
  • Lead, coach, and influence a distributed team of 3-5 Kernel, Node OS, and AI experts, fostering a culture of rapid execution.
  • Design, develop, and maintain large-scale software solutions, ensuring alignment on goals and timelines across cross-functional teams.
  • Debug, fix, and optimize complex issues while staying current with upstream practices to ensure non-disruptive rollouts across the fleet.
  • Build tools and dashboards to monitor production demand and quality, implementing testing to minimize production issues.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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Size
156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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