Staff Android XR AI Engineer — AI Interactions Lead

Google Inc.; San Jose, New York (CA, NY); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to lead the AI Interactions for Android XR team in San Jose. You will own the technical road map, drive the delivery of next-generation AR/AI features, and mentor engineering teams across disciplines.

You will partner with UX, product, and research to shape architectures, evaluate technologies, and ensure scalable, low-latency on-device experiences that push XR capabilities forward. Strong leadership and collaboration are essential.

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

Android app development

Leadership experience

Decision making

Ambiguity handling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering/CS or related field

Tools

None

Job description

Google is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to lead the AI Interactions for Android XR team in San Jose. You will own the technical road map, drive the delivery of next-generation AR/AI features, and mentor engineering teams across disciplines.

You will partner with UX, product, and research to shape architectures, evaluate technologies, and ensure scalable, low-latency on-device experiences that push XR capabilities forward. Strong leadership and collaboration are essential.