Staff Software Engineer, XR Ecosystem, AR/VR Multimedia and Datacommunication

Responsibilities

Develop and support software for wearable AR/VR devices throughout design, development, bring-up, manufacturing, testing, and qualification. Build and optimize reliable, testable software and firmware across RTOS, embedded, Linux, and Android environments, while reviewing code and improving engineering workflows.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience, at least eight years of systems integration experience, five years working with embedded operating systems, and three years in software design and architecture. Candidates should have experience with real-time operating systems and embedded C/C++; a master's degree or PhD, strong data structures and algorithms experience, MCU RTOS knowledge, and I2C, SPI, or MIPI bus protocol experience are preferred.

Skills

• Systems Integration
• Embedded Operating Systems
• Software Design
• Software Architecture
• Real-Time Operating Systems
• Embedded Programming
• C
• C++
• Data Structures
• Algorithms
• MCU RTOS Systems
• I2C
• SPI
• MIPI
• Linux Kernel
• Android Hardware Abstraction Layer

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits

About this role

MINIMUM 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++.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related
technical field.
* 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
* Knowledge of embedded development and MCU RTOS systems.
* Experience with bus protocols including I2C, SPI, MIPI.

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.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: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google
[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

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.
* Write robust, reliable, efficient, and testable software designed to run in
environments that span from Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) (FreeRTOS,
Zephyr), embedded frameworks (pigweed) to Linux kernel, drivers and Android
hardware abstraction layer, services and frameworks.
* Optimize software and firmware for power, performance, memory and
reliability.
* Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best
practices. Contribute to the overall efficiency and productivity of the
engineering team through code, process enhancements, and software development
workflow improvements.

About Google

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