XR Embedded Systems Engineer – Platforms & Devices

Socket.dev; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking software engineers in Mountain View to contribute to core platforms with a focus on scalable systems, performance, and robust software design. The role involves cross-team collaboration, code reviews, and contributing to documentation while delivering high-quality code for large-scale environments.

Ideal candidates have strong C/C++ background, embedded systems experience, and a proven track record in systems programming.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in low level systems programming languages (C/C++).
• 2 years of experience with embedded operating systems.
• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related field.
• 2 years of experience with performance, large scale systems data analysis, visualization tools, or debugging.
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms in either an academic or industry setting.
• Experience with version control systems like Git and code review tools like Gerrit.

Responsibilities

• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• 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.
• Write product or system development code.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in CS or related field

Tools

Git

Gerrit

Job description

Google is seeking software engineers in Mountain View to contribute to core platforms with a focus on scalable systems, performance, and robust software design. The role involves cross-team collaboration, code reviews, and contributing to documentation while delivering high-quality code for large-scale environments.

Ideal candidates have strong C/C++ background, embedded systems experience, and a proven track record in systems programming.