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Staff Software Engineer, Pixel Graphics GPU Software

Google

Location

Mountain View, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/25/2026

Compensation

$207,000 - $300,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.4% approval-14% YoY
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Job description

The Staff Software Engineer for Pixel Graphics GPU Software will be part of the GPU driver team, focusing on developing and maintaining the kernel GPU driver and user-space graphics driver stack. This role involves collaborating with product and engineering teams to define GPU requirements for future product designs. The engineer will also work on performance improvements and debugging testing problems. The position requires a strong background in low-level systems programming and experience with Graphics Processing Units.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in low level systems programming languages such as C++ or C.
  • 5 years of experience developing and maintaining device drivers that interface software with hardware.
  • 3 years of experience with software design, architecture, and technical leadership.
  • Experience with Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) and mobile GPUs.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership on projects, advising Android, Pixel, and Silicon leadership on performance and feature opportunities in graphics hardware and software.
  • Influence, coach, and lead a distributed team of engineers.
  • Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
  • Develop GPU graphics and compute technologies spanning the full GPU software and hardware stack.
  • Evaluate and bring up devices, collaborating with product and engineering teams to define the role and requirements of the GPU in future product designs.

Benefits

  • Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Google Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

908

FY2026

Approval rate

98.4%

FY2026

LCA certified

4,273

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-14%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-51%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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