About the role

What will you do at Google?

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer

Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

* 8 years of experience designing distributed, cross-platform, or automated

test infrastructures for hardware-software integration.

* 5 years of experience with concurrent programming, multi-threading, or

asynchronous systems architectures.

* 5 years of experience with communication protocols (e.g., TCP/IP or RPC).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related

technical field.

* Experience writing software abstraction layers, drivers, wrappers around

third-party instrument SDKs and APIs to control and stream data from lab

hardware (e.g., optical devices, measurement instruments, imaging systems).

* Experience establishing CI/CD pipelines, managing cross-platform build

servers, implementing deployment automation.

* Familiarity with C++ and GPU compute workflows; specifically experience

interfacing Python with compiled binaries or vendor SDKs.

* Background in optical hardware-systems such as cameras, displays, and

familiarity with image processing.

* Strong understanding of Linux OS internals, process management, low-level

I/O, cross-platform IPC.

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.

Google's Raxium display group has established a revolutionary semiconductor

materials display technology that enables new functionality in display products,

bringing to users a closer and more natural linkage between the digital and

physical realms in applications such as augmented reality (AR) and light-field

display. With start-up roots and a state-of-the-art compound semiconductor fab

in Silicon Valley, Raxium is seeking to build upon its engineering team with an

aim to disrupt next-generation display markets.Individual pay is determined by

factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or

training.

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Partner with executive domain experts to architect a unified,

high-performance software ecosystem, designing the framework that bridges

instrument control, CMOS chip communication, and high-throughput image

processing pipelines.

* Take ownership of test cycle latency, identifying and resolving systemic

software bottlenecks by optimizing asynchronous execution, minimizing

inter-process communication overhead, and streamlining data ingest pipelines.

* Lead the architectural evolution of our test framework, decomposing legacy,

monolithic codebases into a decoupled, distributed, and cross-platform

architecture that prioritizes modularity and maintainability.

* Leverage Google's internal developer tools to mature the software development

life-cycle, implementing robust release pipelines, managing cross-platform

build infrastructure, and enforce high-standard automated testing and code

review practices.

* Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

Which skills does this role require?

Distributed systemsTest infrastructureConcurrent programmingMulti-threadingAsynchronous systemsTCP/IPRPCC++Low-level I/OSoftware EngineeringRaxiumDisplay TechnologySemiconductorDistributed SystemsTest InfrastructureConcurrent ProgrammingAsynchronous SystemsCMOSAugmented RealityLight-field DisplaySoftware Development Life-cycleSystem ArchitectureInstrument SDKAPIData Pipelines

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