Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Systems/Firmware, Pixel Kernel
Google · Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland · PLN 364K–PLN 374K/yr
Software Development · 10,001+ employees
About the role
Develop and maintain the full system software stack and kernel for Pixel devices and Google SoC. Lead design reviews and triage system issues to improve overall software quality and hardware interaction.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of software development experience, including expertise in embedded systems and Linux/Android optimization. Preferred candidates hold a postgraduate degree and have experience in technical leadership and kernel internals.
Benefits
Full description
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
- 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
- Experience in embedded software/firmware architecture design, device driver/Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) development, Linux/Android system optimization.
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 with Linux Kernel, Linux Kernel Internals or Android Kernel.
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. 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.
Poland: zł364000 - zł374000 (PLN) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google. Responsibilities:
- Develop and sustain the whole system software stack for Pixel devices.
- Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
- Develop Google System on a Chip (SoC) and the in-market devices system software kernel sustaining.
- Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve the software quality.
- 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.
