Senior Software Engineer, Linux Kernel Networking

Google Google · Big Tech · Sunnyvale, CA +1

Senior Software Engineer role focused on Linux Kernel Networking at Google. Responsibilities include writing and testing code, participating in design reviews, code reviews, contributing to documentation, and triaging/debugging system issues. Requires 5 years of experience in Linux Kernel development with C/C++, and experience with large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, or networks.

What you'd actually do

  1. Write and test product or system development code.
  2. Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
  3. Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
  4. Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
  5. Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

Skills

Required

  • Linux Kernel development
  • C/C++
  • software testing
  • software design
  • software architecture
  • large-scale infrastructure
  • distributed systems
  • networks

Nice to have

  • Master's degree
  • PhD
  • Computer Science
  • data structures
  • algorithms
  • technical leadership
  • accessible technologies

What the JD emphasized

  • Linux Kernel development
  • large-scale infrastructure
  • distributed systems
  • networks