Software Engineer, Camera System, Google Pixel

SOFTWARE_ENGINEERING
China
March 20, 2026
FULL_TIME

Job Overview

  • Date Posted
    March 20, 2026
  • Location
    China
  • Expiration date
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Job Description

2026-02-12T10:00:06.772Z

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with software development in programming language C++ , or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s or PhD degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other technical field.
  • Experience with Unix/Linux environments and the development of Linux device drivers.
  • Experience with camera sensors, ARM or other low-power SoC architectures.
  • Experience with programming in C++/C, and Python.
  • Experience with optimizing software for power, latency, and memory use.

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, 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.

This role is not limited to a single programming language, and you may encounter C++ within the camera HAL, C within the Linux kernel, Java/Kotlin, Python, TypeScript, and more. We do not expect you to be an immediate expert in every single one of those languages, but you are expected to be comfortable learning and willing to work in potentially unfamiliar environments. Similarly, prior experience working on embedded camera systems is not required.

In this role, you will collaborate with team members located across Shanghai, Taipei, Mountain View, San Diego, and more. We are a team with lots of opportunities for growth and development.

The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world’s most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google’s software and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to Pixel Camera Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) development and testing.
  • Measure and monitor key performance indicators that track the Pixel Camera user experience.
  • Discover and implement optimizations to save power, latency, or memory.
  • Re-architect the Pixel Camera HAL to achieve our long-term goals for camera viewfinder responsiveness, launch latency, and thermal behavior.
  • Develop tools to streamline camera development.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

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