Staff Software Engineer, Geo Automotive SDK

Google LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off – 20 days per year

Sick time – 40 hours/year (Seattle 69)

Maternity Leave 28–30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave 18 weeks

Holidays 13 paid days

Job summary

Google LLC in Seattle, WA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Geo Automotive SDK. You will guide the Auto SDK platform, own APIs, and coordinate with automotive partners to drive scalable roadmaps.

You will lead cross-functional teams, oversee client-side architectures, and shape technical direction across engineering, product, and partners. This role emphasizes AI-native, scalable software for maps and navigation within Android ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development and system architecture.
• Experience leading alignment across engineering, product, and cross-functional teams.
• Experience as a technical lead owning client-side architectures, APIs, or SDK platforms.
• Experience in stakeholder management with external customers and partners.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction for the Auto SDK platform and its public API surface.
• Lead the design and delivery of complex features end to end, from API design through core navigation.
• Own a vertical or horizontal workstream as its DRI, driving platform investments that unblock feature throughput.
• Drive consensus among senior engineers and cross-functional stakeholders through clear design and strategy documentation.
• Act as the senior technical counterpart to automaker engineering teams alongside forward deployed engineers and product managers.

Skills

Leadership

SDK ownership

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kotlin

Java

C++

Android

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Geo Automotive SDK

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X In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• 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

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development and system architecture.
• Experience leading alignment across engineering, product, and cross-functional teams.
• Experience as a technical lead owning client-side architectures, APIs, or SDK platforms.
• Experience in stakeholder management with external customers and partners.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience designing and building APIs, SDKs, or software applications within the Android ecosystem (Kotlin, Java, or C++).

• Experience in automotive software development (e.g., digital cockpits, in-vehicle navigation, infotainment systems, Android Automotive OS, or ADAS).
• Experience collaborating with enterprise partners or automakers to translate real-world partner needs into scalable product architectures and long-term technical roadmaps.
• Experience with mobile application development or other complex operating systems, with a proven ability to quickly learn and adapt to new platforms and environments.
  
• Passion for or experience with driving AI innovation and agentic workflows to improve engineering velocity and product reliability.

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.

As the automotive industry shifts toward Software-Defined Vehicles, the in-car screen is evolving into an intelligent, multi-display digital cockpit. Partnering with global automakers and powering trips on Google Maps, our team enables car manufacturers to build custom navigation and infotainment experiences.

We deliver modular, customizable Android SDK building blocks—and partner directly with automakers to bring them to production across four core pillars:

• Modern Cockpit Capabilities: Rich in-vehicle features, guidance, search, 3D rendering, and EV intelligence.
• Scalable SDK Foundations: Core platform architecture, API design, reliability, and test infrastructure.
• Partner Technical Direction: Collaborating with global automakers to translate integration needs into technical roadmaps.
• AI-Native Engineering: Applying advanced, agentic workflows to accelerate design and quality validation.

The Geo team is focused on building the most accurate, comprehensive, and useful maps for our users, through products like Maps, Earth, Street View, Google Maps Platform, and more. Every month, more than a billion people rely on Maps services to explore the world and navigate their daily lives.
The Geo team also enables developers to use the power of Google Maps platforms to enhance their apps and websites. As they plot a course for the future of mapping, they are solving complex computer science problems, designing beautiful and intuitive product experiences, and improving our understanding of the real world.

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.

• Set the technical direction for the Auto SDK platform and its public API surface.
• Lead the design and delivery of complex features end to end, from API design through core navigation.
• Own a vertical or horizontal workstream as its DRI, driving platform investments that unblock feature throughput.
• Drive consensus among senior engineers and cross-functional stakeholders through clear design and strategy documentation.
• Act as the senior technical counterpart to automaker engineering teams alongside forward deployed engineers and product managers.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .