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.

At Google Nest, our mission is to enable helpful homes by building products that bring the best of Google to the home.

In this role, you will work on software features on Speaker products, specifically on showcase of premium experience (e.g., Media, Voice, Smart Home) to user, and leverage Google ecosystem and make Google first-party products Better Together.You will be working closely with Technical Leads to enable premium experience on next generation Speakers.

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

• Participate in a full development cycle by cross-functional team collaboration with Engineering, Product Management, UX, and Engineering Productivity.
  
• Continue to improve Media playback experience via Cast/Bluetooth.
  
• Leverage on-device compute in the home for latency and offload purposes. Improve far-field experience by leveraging LLM technology.
  
• Innovate smart home experience by leveraging Google Home Platform.
  
• Innovate helpful features in Speakers and other Google first-party products (e.g. Pixels).