Senior Embedded XR Audio Engineer — Real-Time OS

Google LLC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google seeks a Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Systems for the XR Audio Platform in San Jose, CA. This role focuses on developing software for embedded audio across XR devices, balancing performance and reliability.

The position requires strong C/C++, experience with embedded RTOS, and hands-on work with low-level systems software. You will design, implement, test, and review core components, collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in low level systems programming languages (e.g., C++ or C).
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
• Experience designing and developing software for real-time operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.

Skills

Embedded systems

C++

C

Real-time OS

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google seeks a Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Systems for the XR Audio Platform in San Jose, CA. This role focuses on developing software for embedded audio across XR devices, balancing performance and reliability.

The position requires strong C/C++, experience with embedded RTOS, and hands-on work with low-level systems software. You will design, implement, test, and review core components, collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.