Senior Software Engineer, Android, XR Platform - Google

Mountain View, CA

About the Job

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages including C++, and with data structures/algorithms.
5 years of experience in Android Open Source Project (AOSP) or on Device.

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or in a related technical field.
5 years of experience working with embedded operating systems, and designing/implementing OS and application runtime components.
3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
Experience with core Android components like multimedia, input and audio.
Experience with Graphics pipelines such as Vulkan or OpenGL, shader pipelines, and Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) optimization.
Experience with Virtual, Augmented or Mixed Reality.

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, 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.

In this role, you will empower and widespread adoption of Android XR experiences by building a robust, capable and versatile Android XR platform foundation. You will aim to enable developers to craft compelling, differentiated Extended Reality (XR) experiences while supporting Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) in seamlessly integrating Android XR into diverse product lines.

As part of the input team, you will enable seamless user interaction and security within Android XR through input management, routing and dispatch, focus management, UI understanding and OpenXR input integration, while driving testability through an input simulation framework.

The Google Augmented Reality team is a diverse group of experts tasked with building the foundations for great immersive computing and building helpful, delightful user experiences. We're focused on making immersive computing accessible to billions of people through mobile devices, and our scope continues to grow and evolve.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $161,000-$239,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

Deliver software and technical support towards the larger organizational goals with minimal assistance from more executive team members.
Write robust, reliable, efficient, and testable software designed to run in environments that span Android framework and Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) to applications and cloud.
Plan, prioritize and execute project work independently and proactively identify gaps and opportunities. Set priority and technical direction for a few direct and cross-functional teammates collaborating on the same projects
Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices. Contribute to the overall efficiency and productivity of the engineering team through code, process enhancements, and software development workflow improvements
Communicate clearly and align work within affected teams and with cross-functional partners.

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.

Source : Google