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Software Engineer, Core OS Capabilities

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Software Engineer, Core OS Capabilities in USA new

  • Redmond, WA

Responsibilities

  • Drive engineering activities throughout the product development lifecycle and provide technical guidance to team members.
  • Plan, analyze, design, develop, and debug system software across HLOS and RTOS environments.
  • Design, implement, and maintain core OS capabilities including security, privacy, memory encryption, biometrics, and SoC AI accelerator services/HAL with ExecuTorch integration.
  • Debug complex system-level issues spanning multiple components, system layers, Android, RTOS, hardware, and software.
  • Bring up new devices and lead debugging across multiple hardware and software teams.
  • Collaborate across engineering disciplines and make architectural tradeoffs to deliver base-level device software.
  • Support factory software development, device calibration, factory-line bring-up, and failure analysis.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • At least 5 years of industry software development experience, or a PhD with at least 2 years of experience.
  • Experience programming in C or C++ for development, debugging, testing, and performance analysis.
  • Experience troubleshooting complex issues involving hardware, BSP/OS, and firmware components.
  • Experience developing system software on HLOS or RTOS platforms.
  • Experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
  • Experience with core OS capabilities such as security fundamentals, privacy protection, encryption techniques, or biometrics.
  • Preferred experience includes SoC BSP/Android system-level development, modern RTOS platforms, system-level diagnostics, large codebases, cross-team technical leadership, device manufacturing, SoC AI accelerator software, HALs, ExecuTorch, and machine-learning runtime frameworks.
  • Preferred qualifications also include responsible AI practices, AI-assisted workflow optimization, prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration, and ongoing development of AI skills.

Benefits

  • Base salary of $154,003/year to $217,000/year, plus bonus, equity, and benefits.

Salary: $154k - $217k/yr

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