Software Engineer II, Pixel Graphics and Video

Google; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers to work on Pixel Graphics System Software, enabling GPU-driven gameplay and on-device image processing. You will help integrate and improve GPU driver stacks for Pixel devices, with opportunities to work across multiple graphics APIs and hardware platforms.

The role involves writing development code, reviewing others’ code, and contributing to documentation while collaborating across teams to solve complex graphics challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of software development experience in one or more languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
• 1 year of experience with data structures and algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Review code and provide feedback to ensure best practices.
• Contribute to documentation and adapt content with updates.
• Triage issues and debug/resolve impacts on hardware, network, or service operations.

Skills

Software development experience

Data structures & algorithms

Programming languages

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Python

C

C++

Java

JavaScript

Embedded Linux

Android debugging

OpenGL ES

Vulkan

OpenCL

Job description

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
• 1 year of experience with data structures and algorithms.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with embedded Linux, or low-level Android programming.
• Experience with native Android debugging.
• Experience analyzing GPU-accelerated applications like games or image processing.
• Knowledge of the OpenGL ES, Vulkan, or OpenCL APIs.

About the job

Google's software engineers 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 engineers 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 engineer, 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 engineers 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.

Pixel Graphics System Software enables everything from simple low-power animations to rich UI, high-end games, and on-device image processing. We ensure these examples make the best use of the Pixel phones' distinctive GPU hardware, for which we integrate, customize, maintain and improve third-party GPU driver stacks.
Our team also supports the GPU bring-up for new devices, works with partner and vendor teams to investigate graphics anomalies and slow performance, and comes up with new, innovative ways to use the GPU as part of a tightly-integrated device package.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• 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.