Software Engineer, Embedded Systems, Android OS

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Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

• Experience with coding in C/C++

• 3 years of relevant work experience in embedded software development

• Experience with development within embedded systems/firmware design

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• Experience in development of Android OS
• Experience coding in Java, Go, Rust, and/or Python
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux environments and kernel development

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.

As a Software Engineer, you will work in lower-level computer systems, computer architecture, embedded systems, and kernel development. You will work with areas of development, including low-level components of Android such as native services and libraries, Linux kernel, device drivers, performance tuning, debugging tools, build tools, tests, and release management.

Google is an engineering company at heart. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on users around the world. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, social to local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance Android OS and its variants
• Work with partners in the Android device ecosystem
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables

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