Staff XR Systems Engineer — AR/VR Graphics & Compositor

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

Job summary

Google in San Diego is seeking a software engineer to join the XR team focused on wearable AR/VR devices. You will work on software spanning from MCU firmware to Linux kernel, collaborating across hardware and software teams to enable production-ready wearable experiences.

The role emphasizes performance, power and reliability, with opportunities to influence the next generation of AR/VR devices and AI-assisted features in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 6 years of experience in systems integration.
• Experience with embedded software/firmware development and experience in C/C++.
• Experience in Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS).

Responsibilities

• Deliver software and technical support related to wearable consumer Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) device development, commercialization and production, from design, development, bring-up, factory assembly and manufacturing, test and qualification.
• Optimize software and firmware for power, performance, memory and reliability.
• Write robust, reliable, efficient, and testable software designed to run in environments that span from RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr), embedded frameworks (pigweed) to Linux kernel, drivers and Android hardware abstraction layer, services and frameworks.
• Bring-up, debugging, troubleshooting and commercializing wearable devices with MCUs, IMU, camera sensors.

Skills

Software development

Systems integration

C/C++

RTOS

Embedded software

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

FreeRTOS

Zephyr

pigweed

Linux kernel

Android HAL

Job description

Google in San Diego is seeking a software engineer to join the XR team focused on wearable AR/VR devices. You will work on software spanning from MCU firmware to Linux kernel, collaborating across hardware and software teams to enable production-ready wearable experiences.

The role emphasizes performance, power and reliability, with opportunities to influence the next generation of AR/VR devices and AI-assisted features in a fast-paced environment.