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Staff Software Engineer, XR Ecosystem, AR/VR Multimedia and Datacommunication

Google· Engineering
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San Jose, CA, USA, San Diego, CA, USA$207k - $300kFull-timePosted 3d ago

About the role

Staff Software Engineer role focused on XR ecosystem development for AR/VR multimedia and datacommunication, with responsibilities spanning design, development, bring-up, production, and collaboration across teams to advance Google’s XR/AI initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver software and technical support related to wearable consumer Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) device development, commercialization and production, from design, development, bring-up, factory assembly and manufacturing, test and qualification.
  • Write robust, reliable, efficient, and testable software designed to run in environments that span from Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) (FreeRTOS, Zephyr), embedded frameworks (pigweed) to Linux kernel, drivers and Android hardware abstraction layer, services and frameworks.
  • Optimize software and firmware for power, performance, memory and reliability.
  • Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices. Contribute to the overall efficiency and productivity of the engineering team through code, process enhancements, and software development workflow improvements.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in systems integration.
  • 5 years of experience working with embedded operating systems.
  • 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  • Experience designing and developing software for real-time operating systems.
  • Experience with embedded programming in C/C++.

Skills

Required:Systems integrationEmbedded operating systemsSoftware design and architectureReal-time operating systemsEmbedded programming in C/C++

Benefits

  • Learn more about benefits at Google (link provided in job description)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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