Software Engineer III, Audio Processing

Google • San Francisco, CA

2h

About The Position

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 audio team in Open Media develops the next generation speech and audio
processing tools based on the latest progress in AI and other modern areas of
computation.

In this role, you will have experience in both developing audio signal
processing methods and with machine learning.

The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's 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 user's interaction with computing faster and more
seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience in C++ with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience with audio processing, and audio algorithms.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience in mobile device, digital AV, video and audio codecs, media players.
• Experience in machine learning.

Responsibilities

• Design, including research, and implement new open-source tools for audio processing, such as, compression or spatial audio rendering. These tools will be used in various Google products such as Chrome, Android, and YouTube, and in products from external partners.
• Collaborate with engineers and product managers in the Open Media team, and with other teams within and outside Google.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level