Software Engineer, Embedded Systems and Firmware

Note : By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following : Mountain View, CA, USA; San Diego, CA, USA .

Not sure what skills you will need for this opportunity Simply read the full description below to get a complete picture of candidate requirements.

Minimum qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
• 4 years of experience developing in C or C++
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree
• 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms and testing / launching software products on embedded devices

Preferred qualifications :

• Experience in C / C++ development for firmware applications
• Experience in power aware engineering practices
• Experience with distributed systems, message passing primitives, real time behavior
• Familiarity with embedded operating systems (e.g., FreeRTOS, ZephyrOS, etc.)
• Familiarity with Python scripting
• Excellent debugging skills with gdb and commercial JTAG debug solutions

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.

In this role, you will be part of a Research and Development team developing high performance and low power hardware and software to enable Google’s continuous innovations in mobile image and AI processing.

You will focus on power management of the SoC ecosystem. You will be working on early prototype hardware and software simulations supporting customers in productizing end-user devices.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences.

We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. We aim to make people's lives better through technology.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $133,000-$194,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.

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Responsibilities :

• Develop firmware for embedded microcontrollers in complex SoC projects.
• Review hardware designs, prototype software based hardware mocks, and engage in hardware / software co-design efforts to engineer effective platform power management.
• Work with early hardware prototypes, FPGAs, Software-simulation of SoC and subsystem designs to verify and enable functionality.
• Develop software based hardware simulations to allow early explorations of software / hardware interfaces and support early architecture decisions.
• Write production level code and support it through to product launch.

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.

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