Senior Staff Software Engineer - AR/XR Platform Lead

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

Job summary

Google's XR team is at the forefront of the next major leap in AI and XR. We are building lightweight XR devices and on‑device AI to augment human intelligence, delivering personal, contextual experiences across platforms.

This software engineer role focuses on owning next‑gen AR features, driving cross‑functional collaboration, and shaping robust system architectures. Join a culture that values technical excellence, fast iteration, and cross‑product collaboration with UX, product, design, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience with Android application development.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to own and drive the technical road map, implementation, and delivery of critical features for next-generation Augmented Reality (AR) devices.
• Empower the team to collaborate across organizations and cross-functionally with UX, product, design, research to identify key technologies, establish milestones, and progress solutions from concept to launch.
• Collaborate across product areas to develop, leverage, and de-risk advanced technologies to deliver solutions.
• Evaluate and develop technologies and its product application to help support next generation product features, specifications and system architecture.
• Be responsible for fostering technical excellence and ensure judgement in balancing immediate needs with long-term health. Guide junior engineers in adopting standard procedures for software development and architecture. Drive code quality, testing strategies, and ensure long-term maintainability.

Skills

8 years experience software dev

5 years Android development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical exp

Job description

Google's XR team is at the forefront of the next major leap in AI and XR. We are building lightweight XR devices and on‑device AI to augment human intelligence, delivering personal, contextual experiences across platforms.

This software engineer role focuses on owning next‑gen AR features, driving cross‑functional collaboration, and shaping robust system architectures. Join a culture that values technical excellence, fast iteration, and cross‑product collaboration with UX, product, design, and