Embedded Systems Developer, Google Health Platforms and Devices

Google; Waterloo; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Google seeks a talented Software Developer to join their Health Platforms and Devices team. You'll design, develop, test, and enhance software solutions that leverage Google technologies and AI to promote personal health. This role requires versatile technical skills and offers opportunities to engage with various technologies while working on impactful projects.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience with software development in Java or C++.
• 2 years of experience with Embedded systems.
• Experience with building scalable systems and integration testing.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in design reviews with peers and stakeholders.
• Review code developed by other developers.
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content.

Skills

Java

C++

Embedded systems

Wireless communications

Networking

Distributed computing

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in Java or C++.
• 2 years of experience with Embedded systems, wireless communications and networking.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• Experience with building scalable systems and integration testing.
• Experience with Android or iOS development
  
  

About The Job

Google's software developers 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 software developers 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 developer, 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 software developers 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.

In this role, you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will also design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

The Health Platforms and Devices team builds innovative products and services that help our users live longer, healthier lives. We bring together the best of Google technologies and AI, health behavior science, and user-centered design to help users organize the health and wellness data, get insight from it, and take action toward their health goals. We do this with a suite of apps, services, and health wearables. We aim to make consumer health more personal, proactive, and actionable.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
  
  
  

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .