Senior Staff Software Engineer, Geometric Computer Vision, Google Beam

Google; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 262,000 - 364,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

20 days vacation per year

Sick time 40 hours/year

Maternity leave 28–30 weeks

Baby bonding leave 18 weeks

Holidays 13 paid days

Job summary

Google is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Geometric Computer Vision, for Google Beam, with Seattle, Mountain View, and other locations. The role emphasizes in-person interviews and advanced CV expertise, leadership, and collaboration across hardware and ML teams.

You will design, implement, test, and deploy state-of-the-art geometric reconstruction pipelines, balancing performance and reliability in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/CV/Robotics.
• 8 years of software development with C++, multithreading and optimization.
• 7 years leading technical strategy/architecture for 3D tracking or multi-view geometry.
• 5 years of Geometric CV, video generation or signal processing.
• 5 years of design, architecture, testing or launching software products.

Responsibilities

• Write high-performance C++ software for real-time 3D perception and calibration.
• Architect multi-camera calibration and non-linear spatial optimization pipelines.
• Conduct code/design reviews across tracking and calibration teams.
• Collaborate with hardware and systems to calibrate multi-camera arrays.
• Define interfaces between learned and geometric reconstruction modules with ML/hardware teams.

Skills

C++

Multithreading

Systems optimization

3D tracking

Camera calibration

Geometric CV

Software architecture

Testing/launching software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Vision/Robotics

PhD in Computer Vision/Robotics/3D Graphics

Job description

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Geometric Computer Vision, Google Beam

Location: Seattle, WA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; +2 more; +1 more

Experience Level: Advanced

Job Overview

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position, you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Seattle, WA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Vision, Robotics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development using modern C++, multithreading, and systems optimization.
• 7 years of experience leading technical project strategy and architecture for 3D tracking, camera calibration, or multi-view geometry.
• 5 years of experience with Geometric Computer Vision, video generation, or signal processing.
• 5 years of experience with design and architecture, and testing or launching software products.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD degree in Computer Vision, Robotics, 3D Graphics, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role deploying computer vision algorithms on custom hardware or cameras.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional research and engineering teams.
• Experience with hybrid geometric-learning approaches (e.g., NeRFs, 3D Gaussian Splatting) and a publication record in computer vision conferences.

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.

With your technical expertise, you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

Google Beam is a true-to-life new communication technology from Google that allows people to feel like they're having real face-to-face conversations, no matter the distance. Powered by realistic state-of-the-art 3D imaging and spatial audio and integrated with today's leading remote video platforms, Google Beam enables you to be immersed in the moment, together. As a part of the Google Beam team, you'll work with incredible teammates across all major functions in a fast-paced product-oriented environment. Your contributions will have an impact on the future of communications with Google products. You will apply technology to solve that really important problem that we often want to be together and we can't.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US Salary

$262,000 - $364,000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

• Write high-performance, production-grade C++ software for real-time 3D perception and calibration.
• Architect multi-camera calibration and non-linear spatial optimization pipelines.
• Conduct code and design reviews for engineers across tracking and calibration teams.
• Collaborate with hardware and systems teams to calibrate multi-camera arrays and handle optical variations.
• Define interface boundaries between learned and geometric reconstruction modules in partnership with machine learning research and hardware teams.

Equal Opportunity Employment

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