Software Engineer, Linux Kernel and Baseboard Management Controller Architecture

Staff Software Engineer, Linux Kernel and Baseboard Management Controller Architecture

Google Sunnyvale, CA, USA

• 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++.

• 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 up streaming code to Linux Kernel or contributing to industry standards bodies (e.g., DMTF, OCP, Redfish).

• 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).

US: $207000 - $301000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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