Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Systems, Platforms and Devices

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

Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers to join projects at scale, spanning information retrieval, distributed computing, and large-scale system design. You may switch teams as the company evolves, with opportunities to contribute across the full stack.

Our XR initiatives aim to merge AI with new devices to create contextually aware, personalized experiences. The Platforms and Devices team builds core software platforms and first-party devices that fuse Google AI, software, and hardware for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in low level systems programming (C/C++).
• 3 years of testing, maintaining, or launching software products; 1 year in design/architecture.
• 3 years working with embedded operating systems.
• Experience with performance analysis and system profiling.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Review code developed by other engineers 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 sources of issues and impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded OS

Performance analysis

Software testing

Software design

Architecture

Data structures & algorithms

Technical leadership

Accessibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree or PhD

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in low level systems programming languages (e.g., 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.
• Experience with performance analysis, system profiling, and identifying software bottlenecks in systems.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.

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.

For decades, the computing revolution has reshaped our world driven by breakthroughs in compute, connectivity, mobile, and now, AI. Google's XR team is at the forefront of the next major leap – the convergence of AI and XR. This is more than just new devices – it's about reimagining how we interact with the world around us. We're building a future where lightweight XR devices pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences.

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.

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

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities:

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Review code developed by other engineers 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.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.