Software Engineer III, Application Developer, XR

Google's XR initiative is expanding its software engineering capacity, and the Software Engineer III, Application Developer, XR role sits at the intersection of wearable technology and mobile platforms. Based onsite in San Jose, California, you will develop software across XR and mobile environments, participate in code reviews, update documentation, triage issues, and contribute to design discussions as part of a collaborative engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Develop software for product and system features across XR and mobile platforms.
• Review peers' code and provide constructive feedback to uphold coding standards, accuracy, testability, and efficiency.
• Update and contribute to documentation and educational materials to reflect product changes and user feedback.
• Triage issues and debug, track, and resolve them by analyzing root causes and their impact on hardware, networks, or services and overall quality.
• Join or lead design reviews with teammates and stakeholders to evaluate technology options and make informed decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• At least two years of experience programming in Java, Kotlin, C++, or Swift.
• Two or more years of Android application development experience.

Technologies

• Java
• Kotlin
• C++
• Swift
• Android
• iOS

Benefits

• Equity

About the Job

Google's software engineers build the next generation of technologies that reshape how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. These products are designed to scale to vast data and extend beyond traditional web search, with emphasis on areas such as information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale systems, networking, data storage, security, artificial intelligence, and natural language processing.

Google's XR team leads the development of wearable technology, focusing on glasses that provide all-day utility and real-world usefulness. The mission is to shorten distances between people by enabling flagship communication apps that let users share their world and stay connected, enhanced by integrated AI assistance and intuitive XR experiences for calls, translation, and navigation in a novel wearable form factor.

The Platforms and Devices group spans Google's computing software platforms across desktop, mobile, and applications, combining Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams here explore, design, and build new technologies to make user interactions faster and smoother, delivering innovative experiences worldwide.