Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Systems, Pixel Memory

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

Job summary

Socket.dev in Mountain View is seeking a software engineer specializing in memory bring-up to lead post-silicon enablement and optimization of high-speed memory subsystems, bridging hardware and software with initialization firmware and diagnostic software.

The role focuses on high-performance, stable, and reliable CPU/memory interactions for Google Pixel products and related silicon, with an emphasis on LPDDR/DDR memory technologies and pre-silicon validation.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices.
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

Skills

Software development

Software design & architecture

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Palladium

Zebu

FPGA

Logic analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Job description

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.
• 2 years of experience working with embedded systems and device drivers.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• Experience in memory subsystem bring-up, training, calibration, and validation (e.g., DDR4/5, LPDDR4/5, or HBM).
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (SoC design, signal integrity, platform software) to root-cause hardware-software issues.
• Experience with pre-silicon emulation/simulation platforms (e.g., Palladium, Zebu, or FPGA).
• Experience debugging low-level hardware/software interactions using lab tools (e.g., logic analyzers, oscilloscopes).
• Experience with low-level bare-metal firmware or driver development in C or C++.

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.

As a Software Engineer specializing in memory bring-up, you will lead the post-silicon enablement and optimization of high-speed memory subsystems (such as low-power double data rate (LPDDRx)) for Google’s custom silicon. Bridging the gap between hardware and software, you will develop the critical initialization firmware and diagnostic software that ensures high performance, stability, and reliability at scale across the Pixel product portfolio.

The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google’s artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world.

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

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities:

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.