Software Developer, Android XR System Apps

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Waterloo, ON, Canada;
San Francisco, CA, USA;
San Jose, CA, USA
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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of software development experience in Kotlin, Java, or Swift.
• 5 years of experience in iOS or Android application development.

• 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 in mobile app development, spatial app or 3D game development, performance optimization, software architecture or tools in the mobile space, related to the Android SDK.
• Experience delivering mobile applications written in a reactive framework such as Jetpack Compose, React, or Swift UI.
• Experience developing user interfaces.

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 handle information at massive scale and extend well beyond web search. We look for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large‑scale system design, networking, data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design, and mobile.

As a staff software developer on Android XR System Apps, you will set technical direction and design a next‑generation UI for glasses, collaborating with other developers and cross‑functional teams to build new user experiences that enable users to interact in new, delightful ways through XR devices.

US: $207,000 – $301,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Canada: $216,000 – $222,000 (CAD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Contribute to technical roadmaps by proposing projects with value, and helping to validate product‑management direction and developer estimates.
• Design, guide, and vet systems designs across mobile and XR apps, and write product or system development code to solve ambiguous problems.
• Ensure launches are delivered on time and at a high degree of quality by building for testability, assisting with complex issue triage, and meeting compliance launch criteria.
• Empower the team to build delightful and OEM‑extensible experiences through technical mentorship and architectural oversight. Provide documentation, reference code, and direct support for OEM partner integrations.
• Support UX by enabling rapid prototyping and by providing developer feasibility analysis for designs.

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