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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer, Technical Lead, Wear OS - **Company:** Google LLC - **Location:** Mountain View, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $207,000.0 - $300,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Android Software Development, Distributed Systems, Design of User Interfaces, Push Technology, Information Retrieval, Natural Language Processing, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Data Storage Technologies, Information Technology, Search Engines - **Published:** September 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/C24548C39EE84F1BAFBA7625CA12D737/job/ ## About the Role Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain., * Bachelor's degree, or equivalent practical experience. * 8 years of experience in software development. * 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 2 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role. * 3 years of experience with Android Framework development and on-device experience., * Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field. * Experience with Android platform and framework. * Experience building full-stack Android applications, ranging from building user interfaces to low-level Android libraries. * Experience with Power and Performance optimizations on battery operated devices. ## Description 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., * Lead a team of software engineers, providing technical mentorship, fostering career growth, and setting the standard for engineering excellence across the Wear OS platform team. * Act as a technical leader, contributing to system architecture, design, and code to resolve issues and enhance overall product quality and resilience. * Partner with various stakeholders, product teams, and key external SoC and hardware developers to maximize power, performance, and functionality on current and future wearable products. * Drive the end-to-end execution of the team's roadmap by actively participating in feature planning, work distribution, and delivering high-impact projects against fixed deadlines to support device launches. * Architect and develop innovative features that seamlessly integrate Google's services onto the wearable surface, helping to further scale and expand the Wear OS platform and its ecosystem. ## Related Videos - [Writing a full-text search engine in TypeScript](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/504-writing-a-full-text-search-engine-in-typescript) - [Web Push: Turning Annoyance into Engagement](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2020-web-push-turning-annoyance-into-engagement) - [Practical performance tuning for Serverless Java on AWS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2075-practical-performance-tuning-for-serverless-java-on-aws) - [Android beyond mobile: Cars, TVs, and Wearables](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/553-android-beyond-mobile-cars-tvs-and-wearables) - [SEO in Angular? 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