Software Engineer, Pixel Display

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.

Pixel System software works closely with Android Platform, Pixel Hardware, gChips, and external partner teams to bring the best of Android to users, on Google’s Pixel phones and tablets.

Within Pixel System software, our display team is responsible for all things display for Pixel devices, across Google Tensor (Google's in-house mobile System on Chip) and display panels, from innovative features, power, performance, to color management and image quality enhancement.

The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google’s artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world.

Responsibilities

• Drive complete development cycles of new Pixel display projects, from requirements and design through implementation and establishing test plans.
• Own and develop modules in Pixel hardware abstraction layers (HALs), kernel drivers, and bootloader drivers.
• Design and implement features such as variable refresh rate, color management and calibration, HDR, image enhancement methods, etc.
• Collaborate closely with Android platform teams on enabling new Pixel devices, with SurfaceFlinger, Graphics, Video, Camera, Windows/Display Manager, etc.
• Elevate users’ experiences by developing the team’s infrastructure, keeping code quality high and implementing tools like telemetry to guide future software and hardware efforts, and persistently enhance the quality of our works, and the workflow.