Software Engineer, Sensor and Touch, Google Pixel
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Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3 years of experience with software engineering.
- Experience in embedded system, driver development in sensors, or other components.
- Experience working in C++ or C.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience in linux kernel development.
- Experience in driver 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.
With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.
In this role, as part of the Pixel System Software team, you will work on technologies, from development to architecture and design of the framework. You will collaborate with the Research, Hardware, and Android Framework teams to create innovative sensor features for device brightness, phone call, and camera experience on Pixel devices.
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
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to create sensors for the next generation of Pixel devices.
- Develop sensors (e.g., IMU, ALSP, mag, baro) functionalities and features for new pixel devices.
- Diagnose and debug issues reported by test teams and internal users.
- Create tools and utilities to expand automated test coverage and in-field monitoring.
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