System Software Engineer, Performance, Architect
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience with full-stack analysis/research.
- Experience with C/C++/Python.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture.
- Experience in computer architecture and Aarch64 systems.
- Experience with compiler construction, Android tool chains, and Android Native Development Kit (NDK).
- Experience in system performance analysis, performance characterization and benchmark design.
- Experience in Android software architecture, performance tuning and tools.
- Experience with performance modeling and related system tools (e.g., Gem5, QEMU, DynamoRIO).
About the job
Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.
As a System Software Engineer, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with talents in a wide arena consisting of Android, Pixel, and Central Processing Unit (CPU) team to enable hardware and software codesign for Android systems. A bridge needs to be built between all stakeholders of Android systems so that they use consistent benchmarks, metrics and methodologies to design efficient processors.
In this role, you will explore Android workloads and CPU design together to provide unique, engaged and actionable insights for hardware and software codesign, differentiating Google’s in-house processor design from performer and 3rd-party Intellectual Property (IPs).
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. We aim to make people's lives better through technology.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $156,000-$229,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate, drive, lead and develop methodologies/infrastructures to enable effective hardware-software co-design.
- Characterize critical workloads and identify performance/power bottlenecks.
- Create representative benchmarks, workloads and insights consumable by Central Processing Unit (CPU) designers.
- Propose software and CPU solutions to improve workloads in terms of speed and power consumption.
- Drive inter-team collaboration, design, implement and enhance software infrastructures to efficiently accomplish the above-mentioned tasks.
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