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.

The Android Laptops and Tablets Camera team (previously known as ChromeOS Camera team) is crucial for delivering an exceptional camera experience on Android laptops and tablets. We develop and optimize the entire camera stack, from applications, framework to system-level camera service, Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) and kernel. Our mission is to provide the best possible camera experience for Android's laptop and tablet users. We achieve this by leveraging the Google AI/ML technologies to ensure exceptional image and video quality.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement high-performance and memory-safe camera stack for Android Laptops and Tablets, spanning from system services to the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL).

• Build responsive and intuitive camera application features to deliver a desktop-class user experience.

• Leverage Google's AI/ML technologies to power innovative use cases or optimize camera image quality.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to pioneer advanced camera features and concepts.

• Analyze and optimize camera system performance, including power consumption and memory usage, to ensure efficient operation across complex integrations.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 1 year of experience in software development, with languages such as C++.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.

• Experience developing high-performance, memory-safe systems using Rust.

• Experience developing in Kotlin for Android application development in modern frameworks like Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, or CameraX.

• Experience building camera stack on OS or framework level or working with complex hardware-software integration.

• Knowledge of Android camera framework (Camera2/CameraX) and experience with technologies like ISP, 3A algorithms, or Image Quality tuning.