Software Engineer III, Mobile XR

Google

Seattle, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounts Receivable, Algorithms, Android, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Natural Language, Bluetooth, Business Growth, Computer Science, Computer Systems, Data Storage, Data Structures, Disability Insurance, Distributed Computing, Employee Benefits, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Information Retrieval, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Internet Search, Java, Kotlin, Large-Scale Systems, Leadership, Life Insurance, Mobile Applications Development, Model View ViewModel (MVVM), Multilingual, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Network Design, Objective-C Programming Language, Programming Tools, Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping, Software Development, Software Engineering, State Laws and Regulations, Swift, Test Automation, Testing, User Interface Design, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Wearables, iOS
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago
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

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience programming in the Kotlin programming language.
  • 1 year of experience in Android development.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  • 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms in either an academic or industry setting.
  • 2 years of experience developing Android or iOS applications, programming in Java or Swift/Objective-C.
  • Experience in Bluetooth or development for wearables.

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.

The AR Glasses team is building glasses that provide all-day helpfulness in a light, stylish form factor. Our team is responsible for delivering one of the most powerful experiences for glasses: real-time speech translation. XR glasses use an advanced mic array paired with cutting edge Gemini-based translation models to perceive and translate speech from a foreign language into a language the user understands. The glasses wearer can listen or read the translation as the other person speaks.

We are looking for talented AI-native SWEs to develop applications for a novel computing platform, AR glasses. These apps bring the best of Google to users in a new form factor with new capabilities (first-person perspective, line-of-sight UX, ambient sensing).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: $147000 - $211000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefitsLearn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Adapt, build, and launch first-party apps/experiences for Android/iOS phones paired with next-generation wearables using familiar Android/iOS development tools.
  • Leverage Generative AI tools to accelerate the end-to-end engineering lifecycle, including rapid prototyping, automated test generation, and code optimization for wearable experiences.
  • Ensure XR support feels native and idiomatic to the platform, leveraging modern mobile development practices (e.g., MVVM) and the best of the Glasses SDK.
  • Work closely with UX and PM to define, prototype, and test experiences to discover what experiences users value the most and how to improve the experiences to provide more value to users.
  • Collaborate with other Google teams (Google Translate, etc.) to build features that leverage the best of Google products and services. 
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.

About the Company

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Google

Build for everyone

Since our founding in 1998, Google has grown by leaps and bounds. Starting from two computer science students in a university dorm room, we now have thousands of employees and offices around the world. These Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe.

It starts with how we work together. We’re building a company where people of different views, backgrounds and experiences can do their best work and show up for one another. A place where every Googler feels like they belong.

So whether you develop new technology or creative campaigns, craft beautiful products or breakthrough partnerships, your work here is a chance to accomplish things that matter. Bring your insight, imagination, and healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.

Benefits

We strive to provide Googlers and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits are based on data, and centered around our users: Googlers and their families. They’re thoughtfully designed to enhance your health and wellbeing, and generous enough to make it easy for you to take good care of yourself (now, and in the future). So we can build for everyone, together.

Learn more about Google’s benefits on this site featuring Googlers’ experience.

How we Hire

Google’s hiring process is an important part of our culture. Googlers care deeply about their teams and the people who make them up. In order to  build for everyone, we know that we need a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and a fair hiring process is the first step in getting there.

Learn more about our hiring process.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer Software
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Paid Sick Days, Performance Bonus, Professional Development, 401K, Stock Options, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Work From Home, Life Insurance, On Site Cafeteria
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
https://goo.gle/4dbno6V