Software Engineer III – Pixel Performance

About the role

Google is seeking a Software Engineer III to join the Pixel Device Thermal Software Team. You will develop and refine thermal management software for Pixel devices, ensuring optimal temperature performance and user experience across hardware generations.

Key responsibilities

• Enhance SoC platform and device thermal bring‑up.
• Develop operating‑system thermal management software, including Tskin, Tj, userspace APIs and frameworks.
• Establish and improve thermal KPIs for key use cases in lab and field.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to improve thermal performance on future hardware architectures.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts (Python, Shell) for thermal stress tests and user‑workload simulation.
• Create tools for automated data logging, parsing, and analysis of temperature, power, and performance data.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 2 years of experience with general‑purpose programming languages such as C or C++.
• Preferred: Master's or PhD in a related field.
• Preferred: 2+ years working with embedded operating systems and experience in system thermal, power, or performance management.
• Experience with Linux or similar operating systems.

Required skills

• C
• C++
• Python
• Shell scripting
• Linux (or other embedded OS)