Embedded Software Engineer, Pixel Display Software

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in C or C++.
• 2 years of experience working with embedded operating systems and device drivers.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• Experience working with Linux drivers, bootloader or embedded system.
• Experience with display/graphics driver/hal frameworks like DRM/KMS, fbdev, Android Hardware Composer.
• Experience working with hardware designers and reading/reviewing schematics and spec sheets.

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.

Pixel System Software works closely with Android Platform, Pixel Hardware, gChips, and external partner teams to bring the best of Android to users, on Google's Pixel phones. Within Pixel System Software, our display team is responsible for all things display for Pixel devices, across Google Tensor (Google's in-house mobile System on Chip) and display panels, from power and performance to color management and image enhancement.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop display software stack in Pixel Hardware Abstraction Layers (HALs), Android HAL implementations, kernel and bootloader drivers.
• Collaborate closely with gChips team to drive design of next generation Google Tensor SoC.
• Develop in-depth expertise in display technologies and SoCs, and productize them in future Pixel devices.
• Collaborate closely with Android platform teams on enabling new generations of Pixel: SurfaceFlinger, display and graphics HALs, etc.