Google

Senior Software Engineer, XR, Platforms and Devices

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience programming in Java, Kotlin or C.
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products with 1 year in software design and architecture.
  • Experience with Android application development.
  • Preferred: Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.

Responsibilities

  • Write and test product or system development code.
  • Review code from other engineers, ensuring adherence to best practices.
  • Contribute to documentation or educational content and adapt based on feedback.
  • Triage and debug product or system issues, analyzing their sources and impacts.
  • Participate in or lead design reviews, collaborating with peers and stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Work in a collaborative environment with opportunities to switch projects
  • Be part of a team pushing the boundaries of AI and XR technologies
  • Engage in a fast-paced and evolving business landscape
  • Receive competitive benefits alongside a significant equity component
Full Job Description
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Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience programming in Java, Kotlin or C .
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
  • Experience with Android application development.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
  • 3 years of experience with performance, large-scale systems data analysis, visualization tools, or debugging.
  • 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.

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 pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences.

The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our 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's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Write and test product or system development code.
  • Review code developed by other engineers 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.
  • Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.


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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156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
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+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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