Software Engineer, Google Pixel Watch

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., C, C++).
  
• 1 year of experience with data structures or algorithms.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 2 years of experience in software development in C/C++.
  
• Experience with development, testing, and deployment for Android Board Support Packages (BSP), Linux device drivers, Linux kernel modules, or FreeRTOS drivers/modules.

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.

The Pixel Watch System Software team designs and builds wearable devices and services that showcase the potential of the platform. The team is driven to revolutionize the way people interact with newer and smarter 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

• Work with a team of engineers to design and implement the system software stack for smart watch devices.
  
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain the drivers and frameworks for the software features.
  
• Create validation tools and test cases to verify the functionality of hardware and software.
  
• Optimize and improve software quality, including system stability, power consumption, and system performance.