Embedded Engineering Manager Laptops And Tablets Platform Bring-ups

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in embedded or kernel software development.
• 3 years of experience in people management.

Preferred qualifications:

• Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with Linux development environment and git/gerrit tools.
• Experience developing in coreboot, Zephyr OS, or other open-source projects.
• Knowledge of x86/ARM architecture.

About the job:

Like Googles own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer goes beyond just Search. Software Engineering Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of Engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure Engineers are able to optimize theirs. As a Software Engineering Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. Teams work all across the company, in areas such as information retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, security, data compression, user interface design; the list goes on and is growing every day. Operating with scale and speed, our exceptional software engineers are just getting started -- and as a manager, you guide the way.

With technical and leadership expertise, you manage engineers across multiple teams and locations, a large product budget and oversee the deployment of large-scale projects across multiple sites internationally.

The Laptops and Tablets (L&T) Platform bringup team designs and builds the system software, device driver and hardware enablement firmware that powers Google’s Chromebooks and Googlebooks, directly enabling the next generation of secure, reliable, and fastest-booting computing experiences.

The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Googles various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our users interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Responsibilities:

• Manage cross-functional team of engineers.
• Participate in board bring-ups and work with partners to deliver new Chromebook and Googlebook devices.
• Collaborate with a global team of software and hardware engineers on new technology proposals and process improvements.
• Evaluate and help improve code and processes for scalability and maintainability.
• Be prepared to discuss your knowledge and use of AI tools during the hiring process. AI fluency is an expectation in this role.

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