Google

Senior Software Engineer, Mobile (Android), AR Experiences

Google San Jose, California, United States · $174K–$252K/yr

Software Development · 10,001+ employees

2 d ago
android Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time United States
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About the role

The engineer will write and test code for mobile AR experiences while leading design reviews and ensuring best practices. They are also responsible for triaging system issues and maintaining high-quality software standards across the development lifecycle.

What they look for

Android Development Software Engineering Data Structures Algorithms System Design Technical Leadership XR Artificial Intelligence Mobile Development Code Review Debugging Distributed Computing Information Retrieval UI Design Networking Security

Requirements

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of software development experience, including 3 years specifically in Android application development. Proficiency in large-scale system design and a background in technical leadership are also required.

Benefits

Bonus Equity Health Insurance

Full description

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with large-scale application design and architecture.
  • 3 years of experience with Android application development.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
  • 5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
  • 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
  • Experience developing accessible technologies.

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.

Our mission is to shape the future of spatial and immersive computing. We will create seamless, captivating XR experiences across productivity, creativity, health, media, and more, leveraging XR's unique capabilities to elevate user interaction beyond other devices.

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: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google. Responsibilities:

  • Write and test product or system development code.
  • Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
  • Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
  • Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
  • Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

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