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Posted 09 June, 2026
Google

Senior Software Engineer, Eye Tracking, Core

Google
San Jose CA USA Full Time

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (C++)
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with large scale application design and architecture.
  • 3 years of experience with Android application development.
  • Experience with computer vision, imaging, or augmented reality platforms.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
  • 5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
  • 3 years of experience with eye tracking technology on XR devices.
  • 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
  • Familiarity with camera sensor pipelines and data flow on Android-based devices.
  • Familiarity with Python and Java.

About the job

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.

In this role, you will develop sensing algorithms to understand the real-world scene within an AR/VR context, optimized for compute-constrained devices. We are looking for a software engineer who can work in the intersection of computer science, computer vision and human vision. You will be expected to design and implement state-of-the art computational eye models that deliver system performance targets, by leveraging scientific knowledge from human vision literature and data statistics. You will work across different engineering teams, including ML/perception, synthetics, human vision, etc.

The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $253000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Research and develop state-of-the-art eye models for eye tracking.
  • Work with data teams to gather and analyze high-quality eye data. 
  • Optimize models and algorithms to run on low-power devices in real time. Propose metrics and incorporate user feedback into the algorithm and model design.
  • Be able to work alongside other software engineers and vision scientists to deliver production-ready models and pipelines. Communicate, design, and implement decisions effectively through architecture/design documents and code.
  • Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices. Contribute to the overall efficiency and productivity of the engineering team through code, process enhancements, and software development workflow improvements.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.