Staff Embedded Systems Lead – Wearable HW & Firmware

Google; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 216,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target

Job summary

Google is seeking a Staff Software Developer to lead embedded teams in Waterloo, bridging hardware and software on resource-constrained Android/MCU platforms. You will guide architecture decisions, set priorities, and drive end-to-end delivery for complex wearables projects.

You will balance hands-on coding with team mentorship, roadmapping, and cross-functional collaboration to push immersive computing forward.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of software development experience.
• 3 years of embedded operating systems experience.
• 3 years of technical leadership experience.
• 2 years of people management or team leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Define multi-quarter technical roadmaps and align software outcomes with hardware, product, and UX goals.
• Lead bring-up of multiprocessor MCU/SoC hardware reference platforms with end-to-end delivery and milestones.
• Develop and maintain bootloaders, HALs, and drivers for core components like chargers and sensors.
• Manage a team of embedded developers, fostering psychological safety and continuous growth.
• Make significant individual contributions by designing, coding, and performing data-driven optimizations.

Skills

Software development

Embedded systems

Technical leadership

People management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in CS or related field

Job description

Google is seeking a Staff Software Developer to lead embedded teams in Waterloo, bridging hardware and software on resource-constrained Android/MCU platforms. You will guide architecture decisions, set priorities, and drive end-to-end delivery for complex wearables projects.

You will balance hands-on coding with team mentorship, roadmapping, and cross-functional collaboration to push immersive computing forward.