Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Communications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in embedded system development with technical leadership or people management.
- Experience in one of the following categories; camera software stack, networking, or video streaming.
- Experience in C or C++ programming.
- Experience in Linux camera software stack development such as camera driver, hardware abstraction layer, framework, and application.
- Experience in networking, video streaming, or camera system development and optimization.
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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.
In this role, you will leverage sound detection and Large Language Models (LLM) to help keep users safe and secure. The team is responsible for embedded software stack for Google Nest Camera devices. This involves application logics, video/audio stacks, media/network, processing, client/server communication, and unique on-device machine learning integration.
You will combine Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create helpful experiences for users. You will research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make users interaction with computing seamless.
The Google Nest team focuses on hardware, software and services offerings for the home, ranging from Nest thermostats to Nest smart displays. The Nest 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
- Design and develop the camera software stack for next generation Google Home camera and doorbell devices.
- Track and communicate progress and risks, maintain alignment with product roadmap to various stakeholders, and own development and shipment responsibilities.
- Own full software cycle from prototype, design, development, testing, integration, debugging, product launch, and collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., Product Manager, User Experience, Engineering, Productivity, and Partner Engineering).
- Contribute to the Google Home Camera user experience to increase competitiveness and product strategy.
- Lead projects, oversee Photon architecture design and implementations, product and code quality, and use of best practices focused on developing scalable camera software stack from kernel, driver, network and media streaming technologies, as well as to home camera services in user space.