Senior Software Developer, AR System Experiences

Google
Watford
1 year ago
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Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms and software development in Java or Kotlin. 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture. 2 years of experience developing for the Android Platform or Android Applications. Preferred qualifications: Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields. 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role. Experience with 3D development or working with 3D teams. Experience with AOSP and Android CoreOS Frameworks. Experience with AR/VR/XR/MR platforms. About the job Google's software developers 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 software developers 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 developer, 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 software developers 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. Our AR products utilize innovative computing and hardware control to give people abilities by making human interaction with the digital world more perceptive, immersive, and accessible. As a member of the Systems Experiences team, you will help make user visible system experiences come to life on next gen AR hardware. You will bring interest in designing, building, and optimizing software for innovative immersive XR devices. In this role, you will make highly visible, user facing changes, and expand your professional network in Android. You will work on cutting edge technology and hardware, and pave the way for the future of computing for Google’s flagship devices. Google is a software development company at heart. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on users around the world. At Google, software developers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, social to local, Google software developers are changing the world one technological achievement after another. Responsibilities Architect, guide, and vet systems designs within the scope of the broader area, and write code to solve ambiguous problems. Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency). Communicate, design, and implement decisions effectively through architecture/design documents and code. Collaborate with other team members and cross-functional peers to help plan and scope project work and successfully deliver the team’s goals. Mentor and train other team members on architecture and design techniques, coding standards, debugging complex system interactions, and engineering best practices and processes.

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