Senior Software Developer, Embedded Systems/Firmware

1 Week ago • 5-10 Years • Full Stack Development • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

This Senior Software Developer role at Google Home in Waterloo, ON, Canada involves designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining software solutions for Google Home products. Responsibilities include participating in design reviews, debugging system issues, contributing to documentation, and managing project priorities. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of embedded systems development experience using IDEs, compilers, and debuggers, along with expertise in TCP/IP networks. Experience with wireless technologies (Wi-Fi, Thread), mobile development, and technical leadership is preferred. The role contributes to Google's mission of creating helpful home technologies.
Must have:
  • 5+ years embedded software development experience
  • Experience with TCP/IP network stack
  • Proficiency with IDEs, compilers, and debuggers
  • Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
  • Technical leadership and project management abilities
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in a related field
  • Experience with Wi-Fi and Thread technologies
  • Mobile development experience (Android/iOS)
  • Experience in a technical leadership role

Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in an embedded environment using development tools such as Integrated Development Environment (IDE), compilers, and debuggers.
  • Experience with development in TCP/IP network stack.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
  • Experience with the development and integration of wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi and Thread.
  • Experience with Mobile Development (e.g., android or iOS).

About the job

Google's software developers 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 software developers 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 developer, 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 software developers 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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

The Google Home team focuses on hardware, software and services offerings for the home, ranging from thermostats to smart displays. The Home team researches, designs, and develops new technologies and hardware to make users’ homes more helpful. Our mission is the helpful home: to create a home that cares for the people inside it and the world around it.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
  • Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
  • Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.

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