Staff Software Engineer, XR Developer Experience

Exl

Mountain View, CA

Full Time

Senior

197k-291k

12 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. The role involves working on critical projects across various areas such as information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, AI, and more. The specific focus of this position is on the Extended Reality (XR) Developer Experience team, which aims to make it easy for developers to create rich XR apps across multiple form factors, including building and extending Android libraries, frameworks, engines, and tools to improve the developer experience and enable cross-platform compatibility. The team is at the forefront of the convergence of AI and XR, reimagining human interaction with the world through lightweight XR devices paired with AI to augment human intelligence.

Key Responsibilities

Define the overall architecture and design of the Android XR SDK, develop APIs, and work across teams to build an Android XR SDK, including tools, documentation, and overall delivery.
Partner with XR Platform, Android Developer Experience, and XR Experiences teams to influence the technical choices that impact the XR Developer Experience.
Guide the development of the Android XR SDK on XR Headsets to evolve the XR Developer Experience and bring the SDK to new form factors with additional capabilities.
Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in software development.
5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
Experience with API design and development.

Nice to Have

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
Experience with Graphics, Virtual Reality (VR), Perception, and Performance.
Experience enabling developers in the mixed-reality device and experience space.

Qualifications

Formal educational background includes at least a Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits & Perks

US base salary range for this full-time position is $197,000-$291,000 plus bonus, equity, and benefits.
Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location, with individual pay influenced by work location, skills, experience, and education.
Additional benefits are available, details of which can be shared during the hiring process.

Working at Exl

Google's XR team is at the forefront of the next major technological leap, focusing on the convergence of AI and XR to reimagine human interaction with the world. The company values innovation, versatility, leadership qualities, and enthusiasm for tackling new problems across full-stack development in a fast-paced environment.

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