Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Systems/Firmware, AI and Infrastructure
Sunnyvale, CA, USA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 17, 2026
- Experience
- 5 years in low level systems programming languages; 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products; 1 year in software design and architecture; 3 years working with embedded operating systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Develops and maintains embedded systems and firmware software for Google’s AI and infrastructure platforms.
What you'll do
- Write and test product or system development code; review other engineers’ code.
- Triage and resolve product or system issues by analyzing impacts on hardware, networks, or services.
- Contribute to documentation and participate in or lead design reviews.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in low level systems programming languages (e.g. C++ or C).
- 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
- 3 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field; 5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
- 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role; experience developing accessible technologies.
Pay
$174000 - $253000 (USD) (base salary)
Tools
C++, C
AI focus
Works on software for Google’s AI and infrastructure platforms; the posting describes the broader team as enabling AI models and infrastructure at scale.
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