Staff Software Developer, iOS Glasses System Experience, XR

Google•San Jose, CA

5d•$207,000 - $300,000

About The Position

Google’s software engineers develop technologies that help billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information. In this role, you will work on a project critical to Google, with opportunities to move between teams and projects as the business evolves. The position calls for versatility, leadership, and enthusiasm for solving problems across the full stack. The XR Human Interface team brings together expertise in human-computer interaction, system experiences, multimodal input, and contextual learning to shape interfaces for headsets and glasses. The team combines mobile development and applied machine learning to create new interfaces and applications that make spatial computing and helpful AI accessible to users. Google’s XR team is working at the convergence of AI and XR, developing lightweight glasses and headsets paired with AI to provide personalized, conversational, and context-aware experiences. The Staff Software Developer will define iOS Glasses window-management and system UI architecture, lead system-level AI and spatial computing solutions, contribute critical-path iOS code, and provide technical direction and mentorship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in software development.
5 years of experience with iOS application development.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
Experience designing complex window management architectures and extensible system UI frameworks for iOS or spatial computing.
Advanced experience in LLM integration, prompt engineering, and API and SDK design.
Proven track record leading development of system-level features, managing overlapping platform challenges, and mentoring senior engineers.
Proficiency in spatial interactions, 3D game engines, or performance optimization for resource-constrained hardware.
Expert proficiency in reactive UI frameworks, especially SwiftUI.

Responsibilities

Define the long-term technical roadmap and overall window management and system UI architecture for iOS Glasses.
Architect solutions for system-level AI integration, spatial and AI-driven app lifecycles, and adaptation of existing platform solutions.
Maintain a high bar for code quality and testability by writing critical-path iOS code and conducting architectural design reviews.
Partner with UX, Product Management, and adjacent platform teams to enable rapid prototyping and deliver engineering feasibility analysis.
Provide technical mentorship and architectural oversight to elevate the engineering team and foster a culture of excellence.
Demonstrate and drive adoption of emerging AI workflow improvements to enhance productivity while preserving or improving quality.