Software Engineer, PhD, Early Career, Embedded Systems and Firmware, 2026 Start
Google · Sunnyvale, CA | Atlanta, GA | Kirkland, WA | Los Angeles, CA | Mountain View, CA | New York City, NY | Raleigh, NC | Durham, NC | Seattle, WA
About this role
Google is hiring a mid-level Software Engineer based in Sunnyvale, CA | Atlanta, GA | Kirkland, WA | Los Angeles, CA | Mountain View, CA | New York City, NY | Raleigh, NC | Durham, NC | Seattle, WA. The posting calls out experience with C, Linux, Machine Learning, Performance Optimization. Listed education preference: a Ph.D. or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $147,000–$211,000 per year.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA | Atlanta, GA | Kirkland, WA | Los Angeles, CA | Mountain View, CA | New York City, NY | Raleigh, NC | Durham, NC | Seattle, WA
- Education
- Ph.D. preferred
- Posted
- Aug 26, 2025
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Job description
from Google careersGoogle's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.
As a PhD graduate, your research expertise is invaluable to us. Explore a variety of projects, collaborate with various teams, and contribute to products that are changing the world, across many product areas, including AI & Infrastructure, Cloud, and more!