Staff Software Engineer, Pixel Audio Systems

Google; Town of Montana (WI); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Pixel Audio Systems in Mountain View. You will lead audio platform development, architecting systems and collaborating with OS and SoC teams to enable efficient hardware abstraction layers.

Responsibilities include driving hardware bringup, delivering HAL implementations, and guiding modular design to meet program milestones while engaging with cross-functional partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of software development experience.
• 5 years of testing and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience working with embedded operating systems within the audio space.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Execute the bringup of audio systems on new devices from prototype to production hardware.
• Deliver audio HAL implementation enabling high-level OS to run flawlessly on SoC platforms, and enabling traceability and debuggability in audio systems for debug and root cause analysis.
• Manage decomposition of system design into modular components for team members to drive and deliver.
• Define and design of key system components and architecture to reliably execute on program milestones.
• Interface closely with both higher-level OS teams and partner SoC vendors to deliver commitments on schedule.

Skills

Software development

Embedded audio systems

Software design & architecture

Testing & validation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Audio HAL

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Pixel Audio Systems

Location: Google, Mountain View, CA, USA

Experience Level: Advanced

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience working with embedded operating systems within the audio space.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Experience with audio systems, bringup, optimization, tuning, and productionization.
• Embedded development experience around engineering power, latency, and performance trade-offs.
• Experience with leading technical projects, cross-functional collaboration, and debugging/troubleshooting to progress programs forward.
• Experience with Audio Codecs or Audio HAL.

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.

At Pixel, we are developing innovative hardware products that push the boundaries of computing.

As an Audio Systems Lead, you will drive new products to launch by architecting audio systems, implementing key components, and designing sub-components for delegation. You will lead overall development of the audio platform, collaborating with operating system (OS)-level engineers to enable next-generation experiences and SoC partners to deliver hardware abstraction layer (HAL) implementations, debug, and root-cause issues. You will ultimately be responsible for delivering the audio platform to enable new device launches.

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 users' 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 Salary: $207,000 - $300,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities:

• Execute the bringup of audio systems on new devices from prototype to production hardware.
• Deliver audio HAL implementation enabling high-level OS to run flawlessly on SoC platforms, and enabling traceability and debuggability in audio systems for debug and root cause analysis.
• Manage decomposition of system design into modular components for team members to drive and deliver.
• Define and design of key system components and architecture to reliably execute on program milestones.
• Interface closely with both higher-level OS teams and partner SoC vendors to deliver commitments on schedule.

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