Senior Embedded Linux & Android Kernel Engineer

Google Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google San Jose is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer focused on the Android OS. You will develop Linux kernel drivers for XR devices, optimize USB hardware interactions, and collaborate across teams to deliver robust embedded software solutions.

You will work on low-level systems, kernel development, and Android userspace components, contributing to open-source projects and advancing XR capabilities with a strong emphasis on performance and integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in Linux Kernel development using C/C++.
• Experience working on the Linux kernel.
• Experience in one or more of the following: test automation, refactoring code, test-driven development, build infrastructure, optimizing software, debugging, building tools and testing frameworks.
• Experience with Linux or BSD kernels.
• Demonstrated knowledge of embedded systems development, RTOS concepts, device drivers and hardware/software integration.
• Extensive knowledge of Unix/Linux environments, embedded Linux.
• Extensive knowledge of Android or WebKit.

Responsibilities

• Develop Linux kernel drivers to enable new USB-connected XR devices and lead hardware bring-up for novel custom silicon.
• Research scalable USB software architectures, influence SoC architecture, and optimize USB use cases for performance and system health metrics.
• Abstract hardware interfaces for Android userspace, defining and delivering required hardware abstraction layer (HAL) and Android framework layers.
• Collaborate across product areas (PAs) to build impactful, user-facing features for split-compute XR systems (Compute Puck and HMD).
• Identify and fix systemic USB issues while leveraging agentic tools to analyze system behavior and optimize timing and performance.

Skills

Linux kernel

C/C++

kernel development

Test automation

Debugging

Build infrastructure

Android

Open-source

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google San Jose is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer focused on the Android OS. You will develop Linux kernel drivers for XR devices, optimize USB hardware interactions, and collaborate across teams to deliver robust embedded software solutions.

You will work on low-level systems, kernel development, and Android userspace components, contributing to open-source projects and advancing XR capabilities with a strong emphasis on performance and integration.