Embedded Systems Engineer: Low-Level Firmware & Touch

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

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Job summary

Google's Pixel System Software group seeks a highly skilled software engineer to advance low-level touch controllers, input subsystems, and embedded firmware across Pixel devices. You will collaborate with hardware, research, and Android teams to design robust architectures and maintain high performance.

Qualifications include a BS in CS/EE or related field with 5 years C/C++ software development, 3 years embedded systems, and experience with device drivers and Linux kernel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in C or C++.
• 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 and firmware environments.
• Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining low-level device drivers or hardware-software interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Write, optimize, and test low-level embedded system and firmware development code in C/C++ for Pixel touch controllers and input subsystems.
• Participate in and lead technical design reviews with cross-functional hardware, research, and Android teams to evaluate and select touch architectures.
• Review code developed by peers, providing technical feedback to ensure adherence to style guidelines, testability, architectural integrity, and runtime efficiency.
• Contribute to and maintain technical documentation, bring-up guides, and diagnostic runbooks, adapting content based on hardware revisions and product feedback.
• Triage, debug, track, and resolve complex touch system issues by analyzing root causes across silicon firmware, kernel drivers, and hardware interactions.

Skills

C/C++ development

Embedded systems

Software testing

Software design

Device drivers

Hardware interfaces

Linux kernel

Android Framework

Rust

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE or related field

Master/PhD preferred

Tools

Linux kernel

Android Framework

Rust

Job description

Google's Pixel System Software group seeks a highly skilled software engineer to advance low-level touch controllers, input subsystems, and embedded firmware across Pixel devices. You will collaborate with hardware, research, and Android teams to design robust architectures and maintain high performance.

Qualifications include a BS in CS/EE or related field with 5 years C/C++ software development, 3 years embedded systems, and experience with device drivers and Linux kernel.