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Senior Staff Software Engineer, High Performance Networking, Platforms Infrastructure Engineering

Google

Location

Sunnyvale, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/26/2026

Compensation

$262,000 - $364,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.4% approval-14% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Senior Staff Software Engineer position focuses on high-performance networking solutions within Google's Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team. This role involves leading the evolution of Google's end-to-end RDMA stack and integrating high-performance networking layers with advanced storage systems. The engineer will work on critical projects that support Google's AI infrastructure and enhance the efficiency and scalability of its hyperscaler platform. Candidates should be prepared to tackle complex problems and drive technical leadership in a collaborative environment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience programming in C++.
  • 5 years of experience with design and architecture, and testing and launching software products.
  • Experience with C, High Performance Computing, Remote Direct Memory Access, Storage Systems, System Design, and Kernel Drivers.
  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coach a distributed engineering team, fostering innovation while aligning cross-functional groups on goals, priorities, and deliverables.
  • Design and deploy scalable software and advanced serving architectures, optimizing the LLM serving stack for efficiency and reliability.
  • Architect performant network transport across various NICs and platforms, tuning the communication stack to accelerate HPC, RDMA, and ML workloads.
  • Partner with cross-organizational leaders to co-develop roadmaps bridging RDMA, storage, and AI/ML.
  • Collaborate with hardware, software, and systems engineers to bridge communication gaps and ensure seamless hardware-software integration.

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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