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Note: Google’s hybrid workplace includes remote and in-office roles. By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
In-office locations: Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Remote location(s): Canada.
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
8 years of experience in software development with data structures/algorithms, and experience with modern software development processes
5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products
Experience with operating systems architectures and building and shipping systems
Preferred qualifications:
Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field
7 years of experience working with embedded operating systems, and designing/implementing OS and application runtime components
5 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction
3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, and/or cross-business projects
Experience with bare-metal or RTOS-based microcontroller development in C or C++
Experience with: microcontrollers, SoC, ISP, DSP, GPU, device drivers, hardware bring-up, power management, ARM processors, firmware, hardware/software integration, developing/debugging machine language, and/or wireless connectivity
About the job
The Google Augmented Reality (AR) team is a group of developers, designers, and research scientists tasked with building the foundations for great immersive computing, and prototyping helpful, delightful user experiences.
Our team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop technologies and hardware to make our user’s interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the AR team is making people’s lives better through technology.
With your technical expertise, you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.
You will help set technical and architectural direction. You will participate in the growth and mentorship of those around you. You’ll also be an integral member of the team, responsible for systems software design, implementation, optimization, and ongoing maintenance and enhancements.
Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user’s interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people’s lives better through technology.
Responsibilities
Architect, guide, and vet systems designs within the scope of the broader area, and write product or system 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.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
