Senior Experience Lead Engineer — XR & Avatar AI

Google LLC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC in San Jose seeks Staff Software Engineer, Experience Lead to own end-to-end Android XR avatars and related experiences. You will collaborate with ML researchers and UX to translate complex capture algorithms into intuitive, consumer-facing features.

Role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, software integrity, and expansion of experiences to iOS and other platforms within a fast-paced, global environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 2 years of technical leadership experience, including end-to-end ownership of Android applications (frontend, backend, security, privacy).

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end ownership of the Likeness Android app and related XR experiences.
• Partner with ML researchers and UX to translate capture algorithms into user-friendly features.
• Support integration of AI models into XR and mobile applications.
• Own QA, release processes, PWG and legal discussions for launches.
• Expand experiences to iOS and other platforms.

Skills

Software development

Technical leadership

Android

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Camera APIs

on-device ML frameworks

JNI/NDK

OpenGL ES/Vulkan/SceneCore

iOS development

Web development

Job description

Google LLC in San Jose seeks Staff Software Engineer, Experience Lead to own end-to-end Android XR avatars and related experiences. You will collaborate with ML researchers and UX to translate complex capture algorithms into intuitive, consumer-facing features.

Role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, software integrity, and expansion of experiences to iOS and other platforms within a fast-paced, global environment.