Software Engineer III, Embedded/Firmware

Google; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 280,000 - 287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers to develop low-level system software and drive collaboration across teams on custom hardware. You will work on initialization sequences, UFS software, and kernel/bootloader code to optimize performance and power.

The role emphasizes cross-functional teamwork, stability, and the ability to discuss AI tooling as part of the hiring process. Poland location with competitive rewards and benefits is possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages, or 1 year with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related fields is preferred.
• Experience with Linux kernel drivers, bootloaders, or bare-metal firmware in C/C++ is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate initialization sequences and low-level software for UFS.
• Write and tune Linux kernel and bootloader code for SoC interactions.
• Demonstrate AI fluency and discuss AI tools when interviewing.
• Investigate and fix low-level firmware interactions and power/state bottlenecks.

Skills

Software development experience

Programming languages

Embedded OS experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

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

Tools

Linux kernel drivers

Bootloaders

Bare-metal firmware

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.
• 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.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• Experience developing, integrating, and maintaining low-level software, such as Linux kernel drivers, bootloaders, or bare-metal firmware in C or C++.
• Experience with storage subsystems (such as UFS or eMMC) or related I/O interfaces on mobile or embedded platforms.
• Experience debugging basic hardware/software interactions and system-level issues using hardware-level debuggers or lab tools.
• Experience working in cross-functional environments to integrate, test, and validate low-level system software on custom hardware.

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

Poland: zł280000 - zł287000 (PLN) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Develop and integrate initialization sequences and low-level software for Universal Flash Storage (UFS) across pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.
• Write and tune code across the Linux kernel and bootloaders to manage complex SoC interactions - including hardware clocks and power domains - ensuring high storage performance, power efficiency, and stability.
• Demonstrate AI fluency as an expectation in this role, and be prepared to discuss your knowledge and use of AI tools during the hiring process.
• Investigate, triage, and fix low-level firmware interactions, power state regressions, and latency bottlenecks at the hardware-software boundary.

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 .