Senior Software Engineer, AI Interactions, XR

Senior Software Engineer, AI Interactions, XR

_corporate_fare_ Google _place_ San Jose, CA, USA;
New York, NY, USA

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* Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

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** San Jose, CA, USA;
New York, NY, USA** .

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* Minimum qualifications:

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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 machine learning and mobile app development.

+ 1 year of experience with AI and agentic development.

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* Preferred qualifications:

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* + Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.

+ 5 years of experience with data structures and 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.

The team primarily focuses on building AI-powered interactions that allow users to control next-gen devices, as well as bringing the best of Google's Gemini experiences with multimodal inputs to next-gen devices like glasses and VR headsets.

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 - $253000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefits

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** Responsibilities*
* + Innovate and architect complex multimodal problems, own implementation, and delivery of critical features for next-generation intelligent eyewear.

+ Collaborate across organizations and cross-functionally with UX, product, design, research to identify key technologies, establish milestones, and progress solutions from concept to launch.

+ Evaluate and develop technologies and its product application to help support next generation product features, specifications and system architecture.

+ Foster fostering technical excellence, facilitating effective, cross-functional communication and coordination to drive project success and alignment.

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