Staff Software Engineer, Raxium Display Test

Google; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Fremont, CA is hiring Staff Software Engineer for the Raxium Display Test group. The role focuses on building a high-performance software ecosystem for instrument control, chip communication, and image processing across platforms.

You'll own test latency, drive architectural evolution, and push robust CI/CD pipelines using Google tools. Ideal candidates have strong distributed-systems experience and lab-hardware familiarity in a GPU-enabled display context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related technical field.
• 8 years designing distributed test infrastructures for hardware-software integration.
• 5 years experience with concurrent programming and async systems.
• 5 years experience with TCP/IP or RPC protocols.

Responsibilities

• Architect a unified, high-performance software ecosystem bridging instrument control and image processing.
• Own test cycle latency by optimizing asynchronous execution and data pipelines.
• Lead architectural evolution to a modular, cross-platform test framework.
• Mature the software development lifecycle using internal tools and automated testing.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

Skills

Distributed systems

Concurrency

Network protocols

Test infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related field

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Raxium Display Test

Location: Fremont, CA, USA. Google

About the job

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information. We are 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. As a software engineer, you will work on a project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you grow and evolve. We expect versatility, leadership, and enthusiasm to tackle new problems across the full stack as we push technology forward.

Google\'s Raxium display group has established a revolutionary semiconductor materials display technology for new functionality in display products, including AR and light-field displays. With startup roots and a state-of-the-art fab in Silicon Valley, Raxium aims to disrupt next-generation display markets.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $207000 - $301000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Partner with executive domain experts to architect a unified, high-performance software ecosystem. Design the framework that bridges instrument control, CMOS chip communication, and high-throughput image processing pipelines.
• Take ownership of test cycle latency. Identify and resolve systemic software bottlenecks by optimizing asynchronous execution, minimizing inter-process communication overhead, and streamlining data ingest pipelines.
• Lead the architectural evolution of the test framework. Decompose legacy, monolithic codebases into a decoupled, distributed, and cross-platform architecture that prioritizes modularity and maintainability.
• Leverage Google\'s internal developer tools to mature the software development lifecycle. Implement robust release pipelines, manage cross-platform build infrastructure, and enforce high-standard automated testing and code review practices.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience designing distributed, cross-platform, or automated test infrastructures for hardware-software integration.
• 5 years of experience with concurrent programming, multi-threading, or asynchronous systems architectures.
• 5 years of experience with communication protocols (e.g., TCP/IP or RPC).

Preferred qualifications

• Master\'s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Experience writing software abstraction layers, drivers, wrappers around third-party instrument SDKs and APIs to control and stream data from lab hardware (e.g., optical devices, measurement instruments, imaging systems).
• Experience establishing CI/CD pipelines, managing cross-platform build servers, implementing deployment automation.
• Familiarity with C++ and GPU compute workflows; specifically experience interfacing Python with compiled binaries or vendor SDKs.
• Background in optical hardware-systems such as cameras, displays, and familiarity with image processing.
• Strong understanding of Linux OS internals, process management, low-level I/O, cross-platform IPC.

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