Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Thermal Systems

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

Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers for the Pixel Device Thermal Software Team to design, build, and optimize the low‑level thermal software across the Pixel family. You’ll operate at the intersection of silicon capability, hardware engineering, and everyday user experience to maximize sustained performance and battery efficiency.

Responsibilities include writing, testing, and optimizing code across embedded firmware, Linux kernel thermal frameworks, and the Android HAL; leading design reviews

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, CE, EE, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of software development experience in one or more languages, including C/C++.
• 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products; 1 year in design/architecture.
• 3 years with embedded operating systems (e.g., Linux kernel, RTOS).
• 2 years scripting for test automation, telemetry parsing, or test harness development (Python, Shell).

Responsibilities

• Write, optimize, and test product or system development code across embedded firmware, Linux kernel thermal frameworks, and the Android HAL.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and cross-functional stakeholders to decide on technologies and thermal mitigation.
• Review code and provide feedback to ensure best practices and performance.
• Contribute to technical documentation and bring-up guides for new silicon platforms and validation feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve impact on hardware, thermal behavior, and system performance.

Skills

5 years software development

C/C++

test automation

embedded systems

scripting (Python/Shell)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/EE or equivalent

Tools

Linux kernel

Job description

Google is seeking software engineers for the Pixel Device Thermal Software Team to design, build, and optimize the low‑level thermal software across the Pixel family. You’ll operate at the intersection of silicon capability, hardware engineering, and everyday user experience to maximize sustained performance and battery efficiency.

Responsibilities include writing, testing, and optimizing code across embedded firmware, Linux kernel thermal frameworks, and the Android HAL; leading design reviews