Staff Software Engineer, Android Laptop and Tablet System Software, Platform Inputs

Google•San Jose, CA

1d•$207,000 - $300,000

About The Position

Google is seeking a software engineer to develop platform input software for Android laptops and tablets across Google’s Android and ChromeOS computing ecosystems. The role focuses on delivering premium, desktop-class input experiences and owning the technical roadmap across the input stack, from physical hardware and firmware through Linux, Android kernel drivers, native C++ processing pipelines, and Java framework services. The engineer will work across teams and with OEMs to develop OS capabilities, bring up new platforms, and deliver flagship Google devices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in software development.
8 years of experience with one or more general-purpose programming languages, such as Java, C/C++, or Python.
5 years of experience with Linux Kernel, Operating Systems, Performance Analysis, Performance Optimization, Performance Tuning, and C or C++ coding.
3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
8 years of experience in software development with C/C++, and experience with data structures and algorithms.
5 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
5 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, inputs, or hardware architecture.
3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.

Responsibilities

Architect and deliver premium, desktop-class input experiences across Google’s unified Android and ChromeOS computing ecosystems.
Own the end-to-end technical roadmap across the input stack, including physical hardware matrices, firmware protocols (HID, HID++, USI 2.0 styluses, SPI/I2C touch controllers), Linux, Android GKI kernel drivers, native C++ input-processing pipelines, and Java framework services.
Design and scale foundational OS capabilities, including public and system APIs for third-party peripherals, mouse-button customization, next-generation keyboard standards with dedicated AI hardware triggers, cross-form-factor haptics for trackpads and styluses, heatmap-driven palm-rejection algorithms, and low-latency hardware-to-OS wake signaling.
Serve as the primary technical conduit among system UI, input-experience hardware engineering, and global Tier-1 OEMs for new platform bring-up.
Advocate for next-generation hardware-in-the-loop test automation and input-latency telemetry.
Drive operational excellence in release bug triaging and code ownership to deliver flagship Google devices.