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Google · 2 days ago

Staff Software Engineer, iOS Graphics, Android XR

positionSan Jose, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff
money$197K/yr - $291K/yr
date8+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Extended Reality (XR) Graphics team. This role involves building graphics tools and optimizing performance for the Android XR platform, focusing on low-level graphics details and collaboration with developers and hardware providers.

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Responsibilities

Adapt, build, and launch first-party XR experiences for iPhones paired with next-generation wearables by developing an open-source, low-level GPU profiler that can scale across multiple XR Hardware (HW) devices
Develop and hyper-optimize the rendering backends for XR's 3D engine
Refine and extend the programming model for Vulkan graphics rendering on mobile
Develop low level software for graphics: shaders for distortion correction, rendering algorithms for the "reality" part of Virtual Reality (VR), system software architecture and performance
Design, build, and launch cross-platform XR APIs and Software Development Kits (SDKs) at the intersection of graphics APIs, graphics drivers, and 3D processing

Qualification

GPU programming3D graphicsVulkanComputer visionAugmented realityGame enginesPerformance optimizationBachelor's degreeMaster’s degreePhDSoftware systems

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
8 years of experience in software development (e.g., C++)
5 years of experience testing, and launching software products
5 years of experience with graphics, 3D graphics, GPU programming, mobile GPU, or iOS GPU

Preferred

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
Experience with GPU programming models
Experience with Vulkan
Experience identifying performance bottlenecks and optimizing applications
Experience with computer vision, augmented reality, or game engines (e.g., unity)
Understanding of software systems/driver level software

Benefits

Bonus
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Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
dateFounded in 1998
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.google.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$26.1M
Key Investors
Andy Bechtolsheim
2004-08-19IPO
1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M
1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

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Sundar Pichai
CEO
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Thomas Kurian
CEO - Google Cloud
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