Google

Staff Software Engineer, Experience Lead

Google • $207K — $300K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of software development experience.
  • 5 years of full stack development experience (back-end: Java, Python, Golang, or C; front-end: JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS).
  • 2 years of technical leadership experience with ownership of Android applications.

Responsibilities

  • Support end-to-end ownership and expansion of the Likeness Android app for more XR and mobile devices.
  • Understand emerging AI technologies and develop user-facing applications around them.
  • Integrate AI models into XR and mobile applications.
  • Manage Quality Assurance (QA), release processes, and compliance discussions for launches.
  • Expand experiences to iOS and leverage AI for implementation and testing.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance.
  • Retirement savings plan with matching contributions.
  • Employee wellness programs.
  • Generous paid time off policy.
  • Team building activities and events.
Full Job Description
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X In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as Java, Python, Golang, or C codebases, and front-end experience including JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or equivalent.
  • 2 years of technical leadership experience, including end-to-end ownership of Android applications (frontend, backend, security, privacy).

Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience with Camera APIs and high-performance real-time media/sensor pipelines.
  • Direct experience managing sensitive user data, navigating Privacy Reviews (PWG/PDD).
  • Experience with IOS and web development.
  • Familiarity with on-device ML/computer vision frameworks (LiteRT/TensorFlow Lite, MediaPipe) and JNI/NDK native bridging.
  • Familiarity with 3D graphics rendering on mobile (OpenGL ES, Vulkan, or SceneCore).
  • Track record of partnering closely with ML researchers and UX to translate complex capture algorithms into intuitive, consumer-facing experiences.


About the job

In this role, you will create the preferred Avatar ecosystem for Android XR users and developers through high quality Human and AI powered Avatars.

For decades, the computing revolution has reshaped our world driven by breakthroughs in compute, connectivity, mobile, and now, AI. The 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: $207000 - $300000 (USD) 20% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Support the end-to-end ownership and expansion of the Likeness Android app (photoreal avatars for communication launched on Galaxy XR) to more XR and mobile devices.
  • Have a key understanding of the AI technology being developed within the team, and develop experiences around them to demo and potentially expand into user facing applications.
  • Support integration of AI models into XR and mobile applications.
  • Own Quality Assurance (QA), release processes, PWG and legal discussions for application launches.
  • Expand experiences to IOS. Leverage AI to implement and test the end to end experience as needed.

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.
Learn more about Google
Size
156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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