Software Engineer III, Embedded Performance, System Tracing, Profiling

Google Inc.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent tech company in London is seeking a Software Engineer III to develop embedded systems and optimize performance. This role involves coding, design reviews, and mentoring junior staff. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in Computer Science and experience with C++, Linux, and embedded operating systems along with a passion for innovative technology.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in software development with one or more programming languages, or 1 year with an advanced degree.
• Deeper expertise in relevant area and mentoring junior team members.
• Experience with Android Internals is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Participate in design reviews with peers and stakeholders.
• Review code and provide feedback on best practices.
• Triage product or system issues and debug them.

Skills

C++

Embedded operating systems

Linux Internals

Performance Optimization

Data structures

Algorithms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

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

Job description

Software Engineer III, Embedded Performance, System Tracing, Profiling

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
• Experience with software development in C++
• Experience with Linux Internals and Performance Optimization

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
• Experience with Android Internals.
• Experience in Build Systems, Performance, Systems Internals and Software Optimization.

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.

The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Responsibilities

Write 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.

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