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# Senior GPU System Architect, Silicon

- **Company:** Google LLC
- **Location:** Mountain View, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $163,000.0 - $236,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Android Software Development, Computer Engineering, Firmware, OpenGL, OpenCL, Subsystems, Systems Architecture, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Information Technology, Vulkan Graphics API
- **Published:** August 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/FA425CC1A58C4AFEBCEC1046204BE3FE/job/

## About the Role

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area., * Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

 * 8 years of experience with computer architecture concepts, pipelining, or memory subsystems.
 * Experience with system architecture or GPU workload analysis and optimization., * Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture.
 * Experience developing and analyzing workloads for GPUs.
 * Knowledge of GPU architecture and graphics pipelines.
 * Knowledge of Vulkan, OpenGL, OpenCL, Android OS, Firmware.
 * Knowledge of ARM-based system architecture concepts.

## Description

* Drive Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) architecture for the Tensor SOC based on GPU workload analysis, including high-end games, UI and ML.
 * Propose system level architectural features/requirements to improve overall SoC performance on GPU workloads.
 * Work with Product Management, Google Research, and device teams to bring compelling experiences leveraging GPUs to Google.
 * Work with GPU Software, Android teams to optimize the software stack for GPU workloads.


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