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

Google
San Jose, USA
Senior · 8+ years experience
Onsite
USD 207000-300000 / year
Discovered 3 days ago
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Responsibilities

  • 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 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 new 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 flagship Google devices.

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 testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
  • 5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, inputs, or hardware architecture.
  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.

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