Wearable Systems Engineer: Co-processor Platform Lead

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

Job summary

Google is seeking a software engineer to own the wearable co-processor software stack, handling board bring-up, AP/co-processor communication, and on-chip peripherals.

You will work with cross-functional teams to improve sensors, CHRE frameworks, and power/performance tradeoffs, influencing future wearable hardware.

The Platforms and Devices group values versatile engineers who can navigate full-stack challenges and deliver scalable, efficient solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of software development experience in C++ or similar.
• 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products; 1 year in design/architecture.
• 3 years with embedded operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize wearable co-processor software platforms, including AP/co-processor communication.
• Collaborate with partners to improve sensors and CHRE frameworks.
• Build developer-friendly environments and abstraction layers for the co-processor.
• Evaluate power, performance and capabilities on new hardware to inform wearables.
• Integrate frameworks for algorithms, data collection, telemetry and testing.

Skills

Software development in C++

Embedded OS experience

Software design and architecture

Testing/launching software products

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google is seeking a software engineer to own the wearable co-processor software stack, handling board bring-up, AP/co-processor communication, and on-chip peripherals.

You will work with cross-functional teams to improve sensors, CHRE frameworks, and power/performance tradeoffs, influencing future wearable hardware.

The Platforms and Devices group values versatile engineers who can navigate full-stack challenges and deliver scalable, efficient solutions.