Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Systems, Firmware, Android XR

Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Systems, Firmware, Android XRGoogle'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.As a Senior Software Engineer on the Glasses Framework team, you will direct the technical design, implementation, and evolution of core platform software layers powering next-generation smart glasses. You will solve complex, low-power, and latency-critical engineering problems across a split-compute architecture—connecting lightweight glasses runtimes with host companion devices and Android OS frameworks. You will operate with technical initiative, setting the direction for critical framework components (such as microXR split compute, input routing and dispatch, immersive audio pipelines, uXR rendering, or LED), while mentoring early-career engineers and partnering closely with cross-functional BSP, Silicon, Product, and OEM engineering teams.Responsibilities:Architect, guide, and vet XR framework designs within the scope of the broader area, and write product or framework development code to solve ambiguous problems.Write robust, reliable, efficient, and testable software designed to run in environments that span bare-metal to cloud.Communicate, design, and implement decisions effectively through architecture/design documents and code.Mentor and train other team members on architecture and design techniques, coding standards, debugging complex system interactions, and engineering best practices and processes.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.