Staff Software Engineer, AI Interactions for Android XR

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

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

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Jose, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA.

Minimum qualifications

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

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

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.

In this role, you will utilize your creativity and expertise to identify elegant solutions to new problems and help make augmented and virtual reality interactions tractable, intuitive, and engaging! You are passionate about building robust and intuitive experiences that leverage the platform’s strengths and new AI capabilities. Advance Google's AI capabilities via intelligent eyewear by bringing on-device, low latency solutions. We also work with cross-product areas and external partners so there are many opportunities to make an impact. Our leadership cares about culture, listens to feedback, and is transparent about decision‑making. We strive to build different teams.

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: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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.

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.