Staff Embedded Software Engineer, Pixel Interfaces

Google

Mountain View, California, United StatesFull-time$207,000–$300,000Posted Oct 16, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  • Experience in embedded systems, Linux drivers, and C/C++.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related

technical field.

  • 8 years of professional software development experience in Linux kernel

development, bare-metal embedded systems.

  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams

and setting technical direction.

  • Experience reading hardware spec sheets to infer hardware capabilities.
  • Experience designing and implementing device drivers and software

architectures for low-speed peripheral buses: I2C, I3C, SPI, UART, I2S,

Pinctrl/Pinmux, and GPIO etc.

  • Experience leading system architecture and post-silicon bring-up for complex

SoCs.

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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Define and maintain the multi-generation software architecture for Low-Speed

IO (LSIO) subsystems across Linux kernel (upstream/GKI and vendor modules)

and bare-metal/Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) firmware environments.

  • Lead pre-silicon validation strategies using Gem5, QEMU, and FPGA emulation

platforms to enable day-one silicon bring-up and maximize pre-silicon driver

coverage.

  • Partner closely with Silicon Architecture, Digital Design, Board EE, and

peripheral client teams (Camera, Audio, Touch, Sensors, Wireless) to ensure

seamless connectivity with LSIO peripherals.

  • Provide technical guidance, code reviews, and architectural mentorship to

team members across global sites.

Responsibilities

  • Define and maintain multi-generation software architecture for low-speed I/O subsystems across Linux kernel and bare-metal/RTOS environments.
  • Lead pre-silicon validation using Gem5, QEMU, and FPGA emulation platforms.
  • Partner with silicon architecture, digital design, board engineering, and peripheral client teams to support connectivity.
  • Provide technical guidance, code reviews, and architectural mentorship across global sites.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  • Experience with embedded systems, Linux drivers, and C/C++.
  • Preferred: Master's degree or PhD in a related technical field.
  • Preferred: 8 years of professional software development experience in Linux kernel development and bare-metal embedded systems.
  • Preferred: 3 years in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
  • Preferred: Experience interpreting hardware specifications and developing drivers and architectures for low-speed peripheral buses.

Benefits

  • 20% target bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Skills mentioned

Embedded SystemsEmbedded Software DevelopmentEmbedded LinuxCC++LinuxReal-Time Operating SystemsFirmware DevelopmentSystems EngineeringSystem Design

About Google

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