Google
Senior Software Developer, Embedded Systems/Firmware, XR
Found: March 2, 2026
This role is based in San Jose, CA or Waterloo, ON.
Compensation:
$166,000-$244,000/year (US) or CAD 174,000-178,000/year (Canada) plus bonus and equity.
Responsibilities:
- Design and maintain low-level system software for Augmented Reality (AR) platforms.
- Contribute to subsystems including bootloader, kernel, device drivers, and Android HAL.
- Develop software for SoC (Android/Linux) and MCU (RTOS) platforms.
- Optimize power consumption and system stability.
- Collaborate with Electrical Development team on hardware bring-up and software testing.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of software development experience in C/C++.
- 3 years of experience with embedded development and MCU RTOS systems.
- Experience with Linux device drivers and Android.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related field.
- 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
- 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.