Software Engineer III, iOS XR

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's XR team is building glasses that provide real-time speech translation. We seek a software engineer to adapt first-party iOS apps for wearables and to integrate chips from the Glasses SDK, MVVM patterns, and native tooling. Leverage AI to accelerate prototyping and testing, collaborate with Translate teams, and deliver user-centered experiences across devices.

U.S. engineers enjoy a strong compensation package and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience programming in the Swift or Objective-C programming language.
• 1 year of experience in Android development.
• 2 years of experience with iOS application development.

Responsibilities

• Adapt, build, and launch first-party applications and experiences for iOS phones paired with next-generation wearables, using familiar iOS development tools.
• Leverage generative AI tools to accelerate the end-to-end engineering life-cycle, including prototyping, automated test generation, and code optimization for wearable experiences.
• Ensure XR support feels native and idiomatic to iOS, leveraging modern mobile development practices, such as MVVM, and the Glasses Software Development Kit (SDK).
• Partner with User Experience (UX) and Product Management (PM) teams to define, prototype, and test experiences to understand user value and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with other Google teams (Google Translate, etc.) to build features that leverage the best of Google products and services.

Skills

Swift

Objective-C

Android development

iOS development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience programming in the Swift or Objective-C programming language.
• 1 year of experience in Android development.
• 2 years of experience with iOS application development.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms in either an academic or industry setting.
• 2 years of experience developing Android or iOS applications, programming in Java or Swift/Objective-C.
• Experience in Bluetooth or development for wearables.

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.

Our team mission is to give people the understanding of any language spoken around them without distraction.

The AR Glasses team is building glasses that provide all-day helpfulness in a light, stylish form factor. Our team is responsible for delivering one of the most powerful experiences for glasses: real-time speech translation. XR glasses use an advanced mic array paired with Gemini-based translation models to perceive and translate speech in a foreign language into a language the user understands. The glasses wearer can listen or read the translation as the others speak.

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: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google [https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Adapt, build, and launch first-party applications and experiences for iOS phones paired with next-generation wearables, using familiar iOS development tools.
• Leverage generative AI tools to accelerate the end-to-end engineering life-cycle, including prototyping, automated test generation, and code optimization for wearable experiences.
• Ensure XR support feels native and idiomatic to iOS, leveraging modern mobile development practices, such as MVVM, and the Glasses Software Development Kit (SDK).
• Partner with User Experience (UX) and Product Management (PM) teams to define, prototype, and test experiences to understand user value and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with other Google teams (Google Translate, etc.) to build features that leverage the best of Google products and services.