Software Engineer, Middleware, Runtime, Silicon

1 Month ago • 2-3 Years • Research & Development • Full Stack Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Software Engineer on Google's Runtime team, you'll build low-overhead C++ runtime and firmware for performance computing on the Tensor SoC. Responsibilities include defining backward-compatible APIs for efficient compute acceleration, working with app developers to ensure smooth device experiences, developing comprehensive tests, creating integration tools, and shaping future system architectures for heterogeneous compute. The role involves close collaboration with first-party app developers and requires expertise in C++, embedded systems, and hardware accelerators (DSPs, GPUs, TPUs). Performance and power optimization are crucial aspects of this position.
Must have:
  • C++ software development (2+ years)
  • Embedded APIs, runtime, HAL, middleware experience
  • Hardware accelerator experience (DSPs, GPUs, TPUs)
  • Performance and power optimization
  • Build low-overhead C++ based runtime and firmware
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering
  • Experience with Android, Linux, and custom RTOS
  • Knowledge of operating system internals

Job Details


Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with software development in C++ or similar high level/object oriented language.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, with a focus on embedded systems or compute accelerators.
  • 3 years of experience in C++ software development, including embedded APIs, runtime, HAL, middleware, and applications targeting hardware accelerators such as DSPs, GPUs, and TPUs.
  • Experience in performance and power analysis, with an emphasis on optimization in embedded systems and machine learning domains.
  • Knowledge of operating system internals, with practical experience in Android, Linux, and custom RTOS.

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, 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.

As a Software Engineer on the Runtime team, you will define custom APIs for internal use cases like Camera and Speech, as well as develop user-space Runtime and Firmware to ensure these applications run smoothly on the device.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

Responsibilities

  • Build low-overhead C++ based runtime and firmware for performance compute on the Tensor SoC.
  • Define backward-compatible APIs that allow applications to leverage compute acceleration efficiently. Work closely with first-party app developers on Google devices to ensure user experience on the device.
  • Develop unit tests and tests that comprehensively validate the software stack.
  • Develop tools and infrastructure that enable customers to easily integrate and test their code.
  • Help set the direction for new system architectures to support future applications such as heterogeneous compute.

Similar Jobs

PlayStation Global - Studio IT Manager

PlayStation Global

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Google - Software Engineer II, Chrome Metrics

Google

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Google - Software Engineer II, Filestore Control Plane

Google

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Microsoft - Technical Support Engineer - Azure Monitoring

Microsoft

Taipei City, Taiwan (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Assystems - Design Engineer – Substation (Civil & Structural)

Assystems

Gurugram, Haryana, India (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Riot Games - Principal Software Engineer, Foundations Developer Experience & Workflows

Riot Games

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
NVIDIA - Senior ASIC Front End Infrastructure Engineer

NVIDIA

Louisiana, United States (Hybrid)
2 Months ago
Tencent - Speech Synthesis Intern

Tencent

(On-Site)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Crytek - Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Crytek

Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany (Remote)
8 Months ago
Virtuos - Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Game)

Virtuos

Vietnam (On-Site)
1 Month ago
egnyte careers - Principal Technical Consultant, Professional Services

egnyte careers

(Remote)
2 Months ago
Trek - Senior Oracle SOA Developer

Trek

Haryana, India (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Unity - Senior Golang Backend Engineer

Unity

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel (On-Site)
1 Month ago
ION - Z/OS Senior System Programmer, Italy

ION

Italy (Hybrid)
7 Months ago
NVIDIA - Senior Performance Engineer

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, California, United States (Remote)
1 Month ago
ByteDance - Senior Software Engineer, Multi Cloud CDN

ByteDance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Gitlab - Support Engineer (AMER)

Gitlab

(Remote)
1 Month ago
PhonePe - Site Reliability Engineer 2 - Hadoop

PhonePe

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in New Taipei, New Taipei City, Taiwan

NVIDIA - Software Engineering Intern, Autonomous Vehicles (RDSS)

NVIDIA

Taipei City, Taiwan (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Corsair - Delivery Execution Specialist

Corsair

Taoyuan City, Taiwan (On-Site)
1 Month ago
NVIDIA - Research Scientist - Design Automation

NVIDIA

Taipei City, Taiwan (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Google - Hardware Reliability Engineer

Google

Taipei City, Taiwan (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Trend Micro - Sr. Data Scientist (AI Lab)

Trend Micro

Taipei City, Taiwan (On-Site)
8 Months ago
Cadence - Software Engineer II

Cadence

Hsinchu, Hsinchu City, Taiwan (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Keywords Studios - Expert Subtitle Translator/QC: English to Mandarin Traditional Chinese

Keywords Studios

Taipei City, Taiwan (On-Site)
1 Month ago
NVIDIA - Test Floor Product Engineer

NVIDIA

Hsinchu, Hsinchu City, Taiwan (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Rivos - SOC Physical Design Verification Engineer - Full Time

Rivos

Hsinchu, Hsinchu City, Taiwan (Hybrid)
7 Months ago
Quizizz - Customer Success Manager, Taiwan

Quizizz

Taiwan (Remote)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Research & Development Jobs

NVIDIA - DFX Software Engineer (RDSS Intern)

NVIDIA

Taipei City, Taiwan (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Google - Student Researcher, BS/MS, Winter/Summer 2025

Google

(On-Site)
6 Months ago
NVIDIA - Senior Hardware Security Architect

NVIDIA

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Google - Technical Program Manager III, NPI System Software, Cloud AI Systems

Google

Sunnyvale, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Tesla - Dual Degree in Electrical Engineering (B.Eng.)

Tesla

Brandenburg, Germany (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Riot Games - Senior User Researcher

Riot Games

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Google - Software Engineering Manager, ChromeOS

Google

Taipei City, Taiwan (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Riot Games - Senior Software Engineer - VALORANT, Gameplay

Riot Games

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (On-Site)
3 Months ago
W Beyond   - Embedded C

W Beyond

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
8 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded