Software Engineer III, Embedded/Firmware

Google's Platforms and Devices team develops computing software platforms across desktop, mobile, applications, and first-party devices that integrate Google AI, software, and hardware to create innovative user experiences globally.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages, or 1 year with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• Experience developing, integrating, and maintaining low-level software such as Linux kernel drivers, bootloaders, or bare-metal firmware in C or C++.
• Experience with storage subsystems like UFS or eMMC and related I/O interfaces on mobile or embedded platforms.
• Experience debugging hardware/software interactions and system-level issues using hardware-level debuggers or lab tools.
• Experience working in cross-functional environments to integrate, test, and validate low-level system software on custom hardware.

• Develop and integrate initialization sequences and low-level software for Universal Flash Storage (UFS) across pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.
• Write and tune code across the Linux kernel and bootloaders to manage complex SoC interactions including hardware clocks and power domains to ensure performance, power efficiency, and stability.
• Investigate, triage, and fix low-level firmware interactions, power state regressions, and latency bottlenecks at the hardware-software boundary.
• Demonstrate fluency in AI tools as part of the role and hiring process.

This position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. Google is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion, considering qualified applicants regardless of protected characteristics or criminal histories consistent with legal requirements.