Google · 13 hours ago
Senior Smart NIC Software Engineer, Linux Networking
Durham, NC, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$166K/yr - $244K/yr
5+ years expGoogle is a leading technology company that develops next-generation technologies for billions of users. They are seeking a Senior Smart NIC Software Engineer to work on critical projects involving Linux networking and infrastructure solutions, while collaborating on design reviews and resolving system issues.
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Responsibilities
Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies
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
Develop Next Generation Payment Service Provider (PSP) solutions for Google Networks with Smart NICs and advance new approaches to leverage offloads efficiently with Google software and hardware
Implement and execute testable system solutions; conduct validation of behavior and suitability of prospective hardware units, prototypes, emulations, or simulations, for use in the Google infrastructure
Help with upstreaming and Linux kernel network development
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
5 years of experience with software development in C or C++
5 years of experience with Linux kernel development, and linux kernel subsystems maintenance, including experience resolving kernel rebase issues
3 years of experience with developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture
Experience with Unix/Linux operating systems internals and administration, or networking and debugging/troubleshooting
Preferred
Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field
5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms
5 years of experience building network software solutions and experience with hardware network pipelines
1 year of experience in a technical leadership role
Experience with Linux kernel (building and configuring Linux kernels for embedded systems), and understanding of kernel internals: virtual memory, interrupt handling, device drivers etc
Experience in one or more of the following: networking protocols, network virtualization, kernel programming, and Linux kernel internals
Benefits
Bonus
Equity
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Company
Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$26.1MKey Investors
Kleiner Perkins,Sequoia CapitalAndy Bechtolsheim
2004-08-19IPO
1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M
1998-11-01Angel· $1M
Leadership Team
Sundar Pichai
CEO
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