Staff XR Software Engineer - AR/VR Multimedia & Embedded

Google LLC; San Jose, San Diego (CA, CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the XR Ecosystem, AR/VR Multimedia and Datacommunication team. The role spans embedded systems, RTOS, and Linux-based software for wearable AR/VR devices, with emphasis on system integration and high-performance software.

The position requires strong C/C++ programming, design experience, and the ability to contribute across hardware drivers, kernel interfaces, and software services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in systems integration.
• 5 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience designing and developing software for real-time operating systems.
• Experience with embedded programming in C/C++.

Responsibilities

• Deliver software and technical support related to wearable consumer AR/VR device development, from design to production and testing.
• Write robust, reliable, efficient, and testable software for RTOS, embedded frameworks (pigweed) to Linux kernel and Android hardware abstraction layer.
• Optimize software and firmware for power, performance, memory and reliability.
• Review code and drive improvements to enhance team productivity and software quality.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

RTOS development

Software architecture

Real-time systems

C/C++ programming

Data structures & algorithms

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

FreeRTOS

Zephyr

pigweed

Linux kernel

Android HAL

Job description

Google LLC is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the XR Ecosystem, AR/VR Multimedia and Datacommunication team. The role spans embedded systems, RTOS, and Linux-based software for wearable AR/VR devices, with emphasis on system integration and high-performance software.

The position requires strong C/C++ programming, design experience, and the ability to contribute across hardware drivers, kernel interfaces, and software services.