Google

Embedded Software Engineer, Android Kernel

Posted On

May 20, 2025

Location

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Experience Level

Freshers/Experienced

Job Type

Permanent

Apply By

June 5, 2025

Job Description

Design, develop and deploy features for billions of users.
Work on core system components including storage, filesystems, updatability, and virtualization.
Create and ship Generic Kernel Image (GKI) for next generation devices.
Scale development across a growing number of verticals (Wear, Auto, TV, large screen, etc.).
Create and maintain a reliable and secure foundation for the Android software ecosystem.

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
2 years of experience working with operating systems, computer architecture, embedded systems and Linux/Unix kernel, etc.
2 years of experience with software development in C or C++ programming languages.
2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
Experience with the Android platform.

Preferred qualifications:

4 years of experience working in embedded systems and Linux/Unix kernel.
Experience with System Software in any of the following areas: ARM/ARM64 architecture, compilers, firmware, Operating systems, Linux kernel, filesystems/storage, device drivers, performance tuning, networking, tools, tests, virtualization, platform libraries, etc.
Experience developing and designing large software systems.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
2 years of experience working with operating systems, computer architecture, embedded systems and Linux/Unix kernel, etc.
2 years of experience with software development in C or C++ programming languages.
2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
Experience with the Android platform.

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 member of the Android Systems team, you will work on the foundations of Android operating system and collaborate with Android teams in Google. You will contribute to the core of Android and work on variety of open source projects including the Linux kernel, Android OS, and build the future of Android together with our large partner ecosystem.

You will work on areas such as storage, filesystems, low-level performance, and systems software. You will be contributing to Android's updatability, security and quality while working alongside leading domain experts from various areas.

Android is Google’s open-source mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.

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