The Senior Embedded Software Engineer for Android OS at Google will focus on developing Linux kernel drivers for new USB-connected XR devices and lead hardware bring-up for custom silicon. This role requires collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to enhance user-facing features for split-compute XR systems. The engineer will leverage their expertise in low-level computer systems and kernel development to manage project priorities and deliverables. The position is part of Google's XR team, which is pioneering the integration of AI and XR technologies.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in Linux Kernel development using C/C++.
• Experience working on the Linux kernel.
• Experience in test automation, refactoring code, test-driven development, build infrastructure, optimizing software, debugging, and building tools and testing frameworks.

• Develop Linux kernel drivers to enable new USB-connected XR devices and lead hardware bring-up for novel custom silicon.
• Research scalable USB software architectures and optimize USB use cases for performance and system health metrics.
• Abstract hardware interfaces for Android userspace, defining and delivering required hardware abstraction layer (HAL) and Android framework layers.
• Collaborate across product areas to build impactful, user-facing features for split-compute XR systems.
• Identify and fix systemic USB issues while analyzing system behavior and optimizing performance.

• Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.