Senior Product Manager, Spatial Platform

Google; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Product Manager for Spatial Platform to shape scalable XR capabilities across devices, from immersive headsets to intelligent eyewear, aligned with Android. You will drive cross-functional work with engineers, designers, and partners to define requirements, roadmaps, and launches.

The role requires deep Android XR knowledge, hardware-software co-design insight, and the ability to coordinate with OEMs and developers to accelerate adoption across the Android ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in product management or technical program leadership.
• 5 years of experience shipping low-level OS, kernel, system performance, power/battery architecture, or hardware-software platforms.
• Experience defining and enforcing system performance budgets across consumer electronics or embedded computing platforms.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver consumer hardware or platform releases.

Responsibilities

• Define the product strategy for the Spatial Platform, enabling easy adoption by partner devices and scalable growth with Android OS.
• Partner with the Developer Experience team to define and deliver a roadmap of developer-facing spatial capabilities, APIs, and SDKs.
• Define a platform alignment strategy aligned with AOSP and Toolkit roadmaps for durable, long-term investment and fast delivery.
• Enable device launches from a spatial platform perspective, supporting both standard Android apps and Spatial XR Apps on each device.
• Define and lead the roadmap for the platformization of spatial AI, ensuring compatibility with latest AI agents.

Skills

Product management

Technical program leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Device/platform coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/CE or related field

Job description

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in product management or technical program leadership.
• 5 years of experience shipping low-level OS, kernel, system performance, power/battery architecture, or hardware-software platforms.
• Experience defining and enforcing system performance budgets (e.g., power, thermals, memory/RAM, latency, or boot time) across consumer electronics or embedded computing platforms.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams (e.g., Software Engineering, Kernel, Firmware, Silicon/Hardware, QA, and UX) to deliver commercial consumer hardware or platform releases.

Preferred qualifications

• Direct experience with the AOSP, Android Toolkits, or other scaled OS platforms.
• Proven experience managing complex partner ecosystems, including negotiations and technical collaboration with OEMs.
• Experience defining and launching developer-facing platforms, APIs, SDKs, or tools.
• Deep understanding of hardware/software co-design and system architecture for consumer electronics.
• Familiarity with the XR market, including headsets and smart glasses, and its application in consumer use cases.

About The Job

At Google, we put our users first. The world is always changing, so we need Product Managers who are continuously adapting and excited to work on products that affect millions of people every day.

In this role, you will work cross-functionally to guide products from conception to launch by connecting the technical and business worlds. You can break down complex problems into steps that drive product development.

One of the many reasons Google consistently brings innovative, world-changing products to market is because of the collaborative work we do in Product Management. Our team works closely with creative engineers, designers, marketers, etc. to help design and develop technologies that improve access to the world's information. We're responsible for guiding products throughout the execution cycle, focusing specifically on analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting, and tailoring our solutions to our users.

As the Product Manager for Spatial Platform, you will be at the heart of our strategy to expand the Android XR ecosystem beyond our nascent set of spatial capabilities. Your mission is to define and deliver scalable spatial capabilities for a range of device configurations—from fully immersive XR Headsets to all-day Intelligent Eyewear—and to do so in alignment with Android.

This is a highly technical role that requires a deep understanding of Android XR and Android platform architecture, Android Toolkits, hardware-software co-design, and partner needs across Glasses and Headsets.

For decades, the computing revolution has reshaped our world driven by breakthroughs in compute, connectivity, mobile, and now, AI. Google's XR team is at the forefront of the next major leap – the convergence of AI and XR. This is more than just new devices – it's about reimagining how we interact with the world around us. We're building a future where lightweight XR devices like smart glasses and headsets pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Define the product strategy for the Spatial Platform, enabling both easy adoption by partner devices and long-term scalability alongside a rapidly evolving foundation of Android OS.
• Partner with the Developer Experience team to define and deliver a roadmap of developer-facing spatial capabilities, APIs, and SDKs.
• Define a platform alignment strategy that is synergistic with AOSP and Toolkit roadmaps, balancing durable, long-term cross-team investment with the speed needed for fast delivery.
• Enable specific device launches from a spatial platform perspective, solving for enabling both standard Android apps and Spatial XR Apps on each device.
• Define and lead the roadmap for the platformization of spatial AI. Ensure that spatial AI capabilities work seamlessly for the latest AI agents.

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.