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Senior CPU RTL Engineer, Silicon

Google

Location

Mountain View, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$163,000 - $236,000 per year

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

The Senior CPU RTL Engineer role at Google involves developing custom silicon solutions for the next generation of hardware experiences. This position is part of a team that focuses on CPU frontend designs, emphasizing microarchitecture and RTL design. The engineer will contribute to innovations that enhance performance and efficiency in Google's direct-to-consumer products. The role requires collaboration with architects and performance teams to propose and evaluate microarchitecture features.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience with digital logic design principles, RTL design concepts, and languages such as Verilog or SystemVerilog.
  • Experience with logic synthesis techniques to optimize RTL code, performance, and power as well as low-power design techniques.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to CPU frontend designs, emphasizing microarchitecture and RTL design for the next generation CPU.
  • Propose performance enhancing microarchitecture features with efficiency in mind.
  • Communicate pros and cons of microarchitecture enhancements and facilitate final decision making.
  • Deliver designs meeting Power, Performance and Area (PPA) goals with production quality.
  • Become familiar with techniques for at least one processor functional block and participate in the performance modeling effort.

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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