Minimum qualifications:- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 5 years of experience in embedded systems and system security.
- 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
Preferred qualifications:- Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 8 years of software engineering experience in embedded systems, OS internals, or systems security architecture.
- 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
- Experience collaborating with silicon engineering teams, or building secure bootloaders, roots of trust, and key management systems.
- Familiarity with modern cryptography (Post-Quantum Cryptography/ML-DSA), attestation frameworks (DICE), or memory-safe languages (Rust).
About the jobAs Staff Software Engineer, Pixel System Security, you will play a critical role in ensuring Pixel remains the most secure smartphone on the market. You will architect platform security by leading the design and implementation of next-generation verified boot and secure manufacturing lifecycle transitions. You will partner closely with custom silicon engineering teams on early security architecture reviews, ROM/OTP hardening, and cryptographic accelerators. Additionally, you will ensure supply chain integrity by addressing hardware binding and factory attestation across all Pixel generations, while driving strategic delivery through the oversight of production key ceremonies and seamless collaboration with our operating system security teams.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $207000 - $301000 (USD) 20% bonus target equity benefits
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Responsibilities - Lead system security efforts by architecting next-generation secure boot mechanisms and managing advanced manufacturing lifecycle state transitions.
- Partner directly with custom silicon design teams to drive future system-on-chip security reviews, ROM hardening, and secure provisioning.
- Enforce platform integrity by managing complex device authentication workflows and ensuring robust cryptographic hardware binding against supply chain threats.
- Drive production delivery by guiding cryptographic key creation ceremonies and aligning the overarching platform security strategy with operating system engineering teams.
