Embedded Senior Software Engineer, Pixel Power Software

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 Pixel Power Management Software Team Leads, create and support software solutions to manage, measure, and monitor Pixel device power along with detection, attribution, and mitigation of power issues in order to improve battery life for Pixel devices and by extension, the Android ecosystem for end-user experience with battery life.

The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google’s artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support software solutions and tools for Pixel power management, power diagnosability, and power optimization.
• Lead team efforts in design, development, and support for advanced power optimization Software/Firmware for Pixel SoC.
• Prioritize optimization for power, latency, and system stability.
• Debug and triage power issues.
• Improve observability of the hardware and subsystem power states to Android Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL).

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in C programming language, and data structures/algorithms.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience in embedded systems development, SoC, Linux kernel.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Experience in power management software for embedded systems.
• Experience with power management, system on a chip, firmware, or device drivers.
• Working knowledge of computer architecture, real time systems, microprocessors, Linux drivers, and Android Kernel.
• Proficiency coding with C++, Rust, or Python languages

Benefits: 

• Health and Wellbeing (Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents)
• Financial wellbeing (Competitive compensation, regular bonus and equity refresh opportunities)
• Flexibility and time off (Paid time off, including vacation, bereavement, jury duty, sick leave, parental leave, disability, and holidays)
• Family support and care (Fertility and growing family support, parental leave and baby bonding leave)
• Community and personal development (Educational reimbursement)
• Googley extras (Inspiring spaces to work, recharge, and collaborate with fellow Googlers)

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.