Software Engineer, Translation Mobile, XR

Software Engineer, Translation Mobile, XR

Google – Seattle, WA, USA

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience programming in Kotlin, Java, or Swift.
• 1 year of experience in Mobile Application development (Android or iOS).
• 1 year of experience in Android development.

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms in either academic or industry settings.
• 2 years of experience developing Android or iOS applications, programming in Java or Swift/Objective‑C.
• 2 years of experience in Bluetooth development or developing software for Wearable Devices.

As part of the AR Glasses team, you will build glasses that provide translation, navigation, photography and AI assistance. You will be responsible for key features including translation, the media player, and the phone call experience on glasses, aiming to empower users with delightful glasses experiences that amplify speech and sound.

• Adapt, build, and launch first‑party applications and experiences for Android/iOS phones paired with next‑generation wearables using familiar Android/iOS development tools.
• Leverage generative AI tools to accelerate the end‑to‑end engineering life‑cycle, including rapid prototyping, automated test generation, and code optimization for wearable experiences.
• Ensure XR support feels native and idiomatic to the platform, leveraging modern mobile development practices (e.g., MVVM and the best of the Glasses SDK).
• Work closely with UX and Product Manager to define, prototype, and test experiences to discover what users value most and how to improve for more value.
• Collaborate with other Google teams (Google Translate, etc.) to build features that leverage the best of Google products and services.

US: $147,000 – $211,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefits

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