Dev and AI Infra Software Engineer, Release and Test Infra, XR

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience programming in Python, Java, Go, or C++.
• 5 years of experience in developing developer tools, automation frameworks,

testing infrastructure, or CI/CD and release systems.

• 3 years of experience with software design, development, and architecture.
• Experience applying AI/ML techniques to software engineering problems.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Expertise in Large Language Models (LLMs), and experience with

platforms/tools like Gemini or other AI-driven development assistants.

• Expertise in branch and release infrastructure management.

ABOUT THE JOB:

Google's XR Team is responsible for building and maintaining Android XR, a

platform supporting Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies

that can see and sense the world from the same vantage point as you, and

interweave digital information onto the world around you. Our goal is to give

people superhuman capabilities by making computing more perceptive, immersive,

and accessible.For decades, the computing revolution has reshaped our world

driven by

breakthroughs in compute, connectivity, mobile, and now, AI. Google's XR team is

at the forefront of the next major leap – the convergence of AI and XR. This is

more than just new devices – it's about reimagining how we interact with the

world around us. We're building a future where

lightweight XR devices like smart glasses and headsets pair with helpful AI to

augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and

contextually aware experiences.Individual pay is determined by factors including

job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, implement, deploy, maintain, enhance, and stay abreast of the latest

complex software solutions that improve the developer workflow, code quality,

and release velocity.

• Lead the technical design and implementation of projects, making key

architectural and technical decisions to scale the build and release

infrastructure and ship XR software updates to external partners and end

users.

• Define and track metrics to measure the impact of tools and process

improvements on developer productivity and system health, increasingly

leveraging AI/ML.

• Develop and integrate AI-powered features into developer tools to assist with

code generation, code review, test generation, bug detection and triaging,

and more.

• Collaborate closely with various engineering teams to understand their needs,

gather requirements, and drive the adoption of new tools and best practices.

Contribute to and lead design reviews, and discussions on system

architecture.