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# Senior Staff Software Engineering Architect, XR iOS

- **Company:** Google LLC
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $262,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Distributed Systems, Video Game Development, Design of User Interfaces, Push Technology, Information Retrieval, Natural Language Processing, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Systems Architecture, Data Storage Technologies, Swiftui, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Ios Frameworks, Search Engines
- **Published:** September 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.sanjosejobsite.com/job.asp?id=3387058130&tx=JT9587TTZ&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## 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.
 * 7 years of experience with iOS application development.
 * 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products., * Experience in LLM integration, prompt engineering, and designing highly extensible APIs and SDKs.
 * Proficiency in spatial interactions, 3D game engines, or performance optimization for resource-constrained hardware.
 * Demonstrated ability to apply reactive UI frameworks (especially SwiftUI) to build scalable, high-performance system interfaces.
 * Ability to influence internal VP-level leadership and external partners, translating complex technical architectures into clear alignment.
 * Ability to drive the development of system-level features, resolve ambiguous platform issues, and provide technical mentorship to engineering.
 * Track record of defining architectural goals and technical strategy for complex, multi-layered iOS ecosystems, encompassing both platform SDKs and consumer-facing applications.

## 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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions., * Guide the strategy and architecture for Google's XR offerings on iOS, defining the long-term technical roadmap for first-party XR experiences on iPhones paired with next-generation wearables.

 * Interface and advocate to enable new capabilities not previously possible in Google's XR offerings, ensuring that XR support for iOS feels deeply native to the platform.
 * Maintain a high code quality and testability by designing, building, and launching critical cross-platform XR APIs and SDKs while conducting architectural design reviews.
 * Partner closely with UX, PM, and XR Teams to define, prototype, and test experiences between Google's XR offerings on iOS and other platforms.
 * Provide technical mentorship and architectural oversight to elevate the engineering team and foster a culture of excellence. Demonstrate and drive adoption of emerging workflow improvements to enhance productivity and quality.

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