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Staff Software Engineer, Android Laptop and Tablet System Software, Platform Inputs

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$207K - $300K

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Pays more than 80% of 57 android engineer listings in USD.

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$207k–$300k
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$190k
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$171k–$232k
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Benefits

  • Equity
  • Bonus

Skills

AI
Android
API
Automation
C++
Distributed Computing
Distributed Systems
Firmware
I2c
Java

Nice to have

Linux
Networking

Full job description

Description

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.Android is Google’s mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.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

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  • Architect, deliver of premium, desktop-class input experiences across Google’s unified Android and ChromeOS computing ecosystems.
  • Own end-to-end technical roadmap across the multi-layered input stack spanning physical hardware matrices, firmware protocols (HID, HID++, USI 2.0 styluses, SPI/I2C touch controllers), Linux, Android Generic Kernel Image (GKI) kernel-drivers, native C++ input processing pipelines, Java framework services.
  • Design, scale foundational OS capabilities including public, system APIs for third-party peripheral, mouse button customization, next-generation keyboard standards featuring dedicated AI hardware triggers (Super G, quick insert-keys), cross-form-factor haptics for trackpads and styluses, heatmap-driven palm rejection algorithms, low-latency hardware-to-OS wake signaling.
  • Be the primary technical conduit across system UI, input experience hardware engineering, and global Tier-1 OEM for platform bring-up.
  • Advocate next-generation hardware-in-the-loop test automation, input latency telemetry, drive operational excellence across release bug triaging and code-ownership to deliver Google devices.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 8 years of experience with one or more general purpose programming languages (e.g., Java, C/C++, or Python).
  • 5 years of experience with Linux Kernel, Operating Systems, Performance Analysis, Performance Optimization, Performance Tuning, and C++ or C coding.
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 8 years of experience with software development in C/C++, and with data structures and algorithms.
  • 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, inputs, or hardware architecture.
  • 5 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
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