Google

Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML, Sensor Fusion, XR

Google$174K — $252K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in C software development.
  • 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products; 1 year in software design and architecture.
  • 3 years experience with AI/ML, sensor fusion, embedded systems, or performance optimization.
  • 3 years experience with ML infrastructure, including model deployment and debugging.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement advanced machine learning models for real-time wear detection on consumer Glasses.
  • Own the complete development lifecycle from requirements to implementation.
  • Lead research collaborations with partners to tackle complex on-device sensing challenges.
  • Enhance the wear detection pipeline to improve accuracy and power efficiency.
  • Collaborate with hardware, software, and research teams to create seamless user experiences.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health plans and wellness programs.
  • Generous parental leave policies.
  • Flexible work hours and remote work options.
  • Access to professional development and continuous learning opportunities.
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in C .
  • 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 one or more of the following: AI/ML, sensor fusion, embedded systems, and performance optimization.
  • 3 years of experience with ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, optimization, data processing, debugging).

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent experience in one of the following areas: machine learning, sensor fusion, and System design and architecture.
  • 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

The XR team works on cutting-edge research and performance optimization through the entire world-sensing stack, from device qualification and calibration, to image processing, VIO, mapping, localization, IMU-based motion understanding, until the end-to-end system verification. This team also pushes the boundaries of how these technologies can support delightful AR experiences and capabilities across goggles, glasses, and phones, such as navigation, persistence, spatial UI powered GenAI, and controller.
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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $174,000-$252,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and implement cutting-edge machine learning models and algorithms for real-time wear detection on consumer Glasses.
  • Take ownership of the full development lifecycle, from collaborating with stakeholders to define requirements, through algorithmic design, prototyping, testing, and final implementation.
  • Initiate, lead, and contribute to research collaborations with partner teams, exploring novel techniques to solve the most complex challenges in power-efficient and accurate on-device sensing.
  • Streamline and enhance the wear detection pipeline on our consumer Glasses, with a focus on maximizing accuracy, and power efficiency on resource-constrained hardware.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams including hardware, software, and research to integrate your solutions and deliver seamless user experiences.


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About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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