Software Engineer III, Pixel Graphics

Google's Platforms and Devices team encompasses various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as first party devices and services that combine Google AI, software, and hardware. The Pixel's Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) driver team shares ownership of the kernel GPU driver and user-space graphics driver stack for Pixel products.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in low-level systems programming languages (e.g., C++ or C).
• 2 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
• Experience writing low-level graphics Application Programming Interface (API) code.

Nice to have:

• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms in academic or industry settings.
• Experience analyzing GPU-accelerated applications such as games, image processing, or GPU applications.
• Experience writing or contributing to graphics drivers and knowledge of the OpenGL ES, Vulkan, or OpenCL APIs.

• Develop Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) graphics and compute technologies spanning the full GPU software stack.
• Seek general solutions to problems, minimizing application or device-specific workarounds for all Pixel devices.
• Help evaluate and bring-up devices and work with product and engineering teams to define the GPU role and requirements in future product designs.
• Debug sophisticated user mode and kernel mode problems.

In-person interviews are required as part of the hiring process. Google is an equal opportunity employer committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Google also considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.