Google

Staff Software Engineer, Linux Kernel and Baseboard Management Controller Architecture

Google • $207K — $300K *
Sunnyvale, CA 94087In-Person
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of software development experience.
  • 5 years working with embedded operating systems.
  • 5 years in testing and launching software products.
  • 3 years in software design and architecture.
  • Experience with embedded systems, Linux drivers, C/C++.
  • Preferred: Experience with building and modifying embedded Linux platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Design and lead modernization of Google's next-gen Baseboard Management Controller software architecture.
  • Own the Linux kernel, networking stack, and installation systems for BMC.
  • Partner with hardware engineering and infrastructure teams for integration.
  • Architect software pipelines for complex board-level interfaces.
  • Represent Google in the open compute project and lead standardization efforts.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance.
  • Retirement savings plan with company match.
  • Flexible working hours and remote work options.
  • Professional development opportunities including training and conferences.
  • Paid time off for personal and sick days.
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience in working with embedded operating systems.
  • 5 years of experience in testing, and launching software products.
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  • Experience with embedded systems, Linux drivers, C/C .

Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience building, configuring, and modifying embedded Linux platforms. Track record in device driver development, device tree architectures, kernel memory management, and board bring-up.
  • Experience driving internal standardization or contributing to industry-standard hardware management specifications (e.g., DMTF, Redfish, PLDM, MCTP).
  • Experience interfacing with and debugging I2C, I3C, SPI, UART, USB, and CANbus.
  • Proficiency in hardware diagnostic tools (logic analyzers, I2C, SPI protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes) to root-cause silicon-to-software bugs.
  • Understanding of Linux networking stacks, network booting (PXE/DHCP), and secure installation pipelines.
  • Track record of upstreaming code to Linux Kernel or contributing to industry standards bodies (e.g., DMTF, OCP, Redfish).


Responsibilities
  • Design and lead the multi-year effort to modernize Google's next-generation Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) software architecture, ensuring scalability across heterogeneous platforms (Compute, Storage, hardware accelerators like TPUs and GPUs).
  • Own the Linux kernel, networking stack, and installation systems for the BMC. Develop, debug, and optimize device drivers and core kernel subsystems across multiple generations of ARM-based or custom SoCs.
  • Partner directly with hardware engineering, accelerator (TPU/GPU) teams, and infrastructure groups to gather requirements, define architectural boundaries, and ensure seamless hardware/software integration.
  • Architect robust software pipelines to interface with complex board-level topologies using I2C, I3C, SPI, UART, USB, and CANbus.
  • Represent Google in the open compute project (OCP) and other industry bodies. Lead the definition, standardization, and internal adoption of the open boot management framework - infrastructure control protocol (OBMF-ICP).

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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156,500 employees
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Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
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Revenue
$182.5 billion
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