Senior Software Developer, XR DevX Infra

Senior Software Developer, XR DevX Infra

Google San Jose, CA, USA;
Waterloo, ON, Canada

This posting is for a new vacancy. Google utilizes AI tools to assist in assessing candidates in our hiring processes.

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By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
San Jose, CA, USA;
Waterloo, ON, Canada
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• 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 software design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience with developing large‑scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.

Google’s XR Team is responsible for building and maintaining Android XR, a platform supporting Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies that can see and sense the world from the same perspective as you, and interweave digital information onto the world around you. Our goal is to give people superhuman capabilities by making computing more perceptive, immersive, and accessible. The XR DevX Infra team develops systems, tools and processes to improve developer experience and velocity for Android XR.

We support developers, partners and stakeholders to deliver on a regular cadence, with maximum velocity and trust. The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google’s various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as its first‑party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for users worldwide.

US: $174,000 – $253,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Canada: $182,000 – $187,000 (CAD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide among 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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