Senior Software Engineer, Head Tracking, Beam, AI/ML

About the role

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day.

As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

Responsibilities

• Define, design, and own the end-to-end strategy and roadmap for evaluating Beam head tracking performance and robustness.
• Lead the development and maintenance of the evaluation infrastructure, including systems for data recording, replay, metrics computation, dashboards, and automated alerting.
• Collaborate closely with the team to provide feedback, guide algorithm improvements, and validate changes.
• Design and implement testing scenarios, including synthetic data generation and real-world data collection, to cover use cases.
• Work effectively with cross-functional partners, including Product Managers, UX Researchers, and other Engineering teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience leading multi-quarter projects, from design to implementation to landing.
• Experience programming in C++ and Python.
• Experience building evaluation systems for real-time systems, in areas like 3D tracking, robotics, or Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR).

Qualifications

• PhD degree or in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, or Computer Graphics or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with performance benchmarking, testing infrastructure, and data analysis/visualization tools.
• Experience with machine learning frameworks and evaluating ML models, including data pipelines, training, and deployment.

Skills

• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience with distributed systems and cloud-based services.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance.
• Retailer Benefits: 401(k) with company match.
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment.
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance.
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks.
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks.
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year.

Pay

$174,000 - $253,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Schedule

Full-time