Device Lead, Pixel Core, Embedded Systems/Firmware

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.

Pixel Core System's mission is to deliver the world's best computing platform on new and in-market Pixel hardware.

We are the System team for Pixel - ensuring success and quality of complete products. We achieve our improvements through bring-up, development, factory, launch, and in-market phases. Our improvements take the form of systemic changes in our operating system, tools, developer workflows, testing, debugging, releases, metrics and telemetry.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
  
• Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
  
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
  
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.
  
• Drive system software quality from bring-up through launch and in-market phases through technical contributions and leadership.

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.
  
• 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.
  
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
  
• Experience delivering embedded system software for consumer devices.
• Experience in hardware/software debug at the SoC and board level.
• Experience in device bring-up.