Software Engineer, Camera System, Google Pixel
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- Shanghai, San Diego
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- China
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Develop and test Pixel Camera HAL, optimize power, latency, and memory, and drive camera performance improvements for Google Pixel devices. Contribute to Pixel Camera HAL architecture and tooling, and collaborate across global teams including Shanghai, Taipei, Mountain View, and San Diego. Requires hands-on experience with C++ (and Python) in embedded camera systems or related areas, with a Bachelor's degree and 1-2 years of software development experience. This role focuses on delivering a high-quality, low-latency camera experience in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
Software Engineer, Camera System, Google Pixel
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience with software development in programming language C++ , or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s or PhD degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other technical field.
- Experience with Unix/Linux environments and the development of Linux device drivers.
- Experience with camera sensors, ARM or other low-power SoC architectures.
- Experience with programming in C++/C, and Python.
- Experience with optimizing software for power, latency, and memory use.
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, 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.
This role is not limited to a single programming language, and you may encounter C++ within the camera HAL, C within the Linux kernel, Java/Kotlin, Python, TypeScript, and more. We do not expect you to be an immediate expert in every single one of those languages, but you are expected to be comfortable learning and willing to work in potentially unfamiliar environments. Similarly, prior experience working on embedded camera systems is not required.
In this role, you will collaborate with team members located across Shanghai, Taipei, Mountain View, San Diego, and more. We are a team with lots of opportunities for growth and development.
The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google’s software and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to Pixel Camera Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) development and testing.
- Measure and monitor key performance indicators that track the Pixel Camera user experience.
- Discover and implement optimizations to save power, latency, or memory.
- Re-architect the Pixel Camera HAL to achieve our long-term goals for camera viewfinder responsiveness, launch latency, and thermal behavior.
- Develop tools to streamline camera development.
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