Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Systems, Pixel Core Bring Up

Google; Kraków; On-site; PLN 364,000 - 373,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Google Warsaw and Kraków are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Embedded Systems in the Pixel Core Bring Up team. This role focuses on low-level software for silicon bring-up and requires expertise across Linux drivers, kernel modules, and firmware, with a track record in embedded systems.

You will drive end-to-end software readiness for pre- and post-silicon milestones, collaborate with multiple hardware and software teams, and contribute to high-performance consumer devices built by Google.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of software development experience in one or more languages.
• 3 years testing/maintaining software products; 1 year design/architecture.
• 3 years working with embedded operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Lead Pixel Software for new silicon programs; drive readiness and risk mitigation.
• Drive software readiness to production-stack Boot-to-Home on early silicon.
• Collaborate with Emulation/Simulation teams to define software requirements.
• Lead wafer and Silicon on Desk bring-up with CDT/docs/Flash tooling support.

Skills

Embedded systems

Software development

Programming languages

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Android BSP

Linux device drivers

Linux kernel modules

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Systems, Pixel Core Bring Up

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Google Warsaw, Poland; Kraków, Poland

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

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Warsaw, Poland; Kraków, Poland.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience with relevant work, including architecture, design, development, testing and deployment for Android BSP, Linux device drivers, Linux kernel modules.
• Experience in Firmware development (RTOS, bare metal).

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 app 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 Core Bring Up team is the vanguard of Pixel's hardware-software co-design. We build and deliver the critical low-level software infrastructure, tools, and platforms that turn raw silicon into fully functioning, high-performance consumer devices. We collaborate closely with SoC Architecture, Hardware Design, Firmware, Kernel, Android System, and Validation teams to make Pixel Software pre- and post-silicon bring-up seamless, predictable, and fast.

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. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Poland: zł364000 - zł373000 (PLN) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Act as the primary software lead for Pixel Software for new silicon programs, driving end-to-end software readiness, execution, and risk mitigation across pre- and post-silicon milestones.
• Drive software readiness to achieve production-stack Boot-to-Home on early silicon.
• Partner with Emulation/Simulation teams to define software requirements and deliver stable platforms for early development.
• Lead wafer and Silicon on Desk bring-up in the lab, delivering CDT (Configuration Data Table), partition tables, hardware documentation, and Flashstation/flashing tooling support.

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