Job Description

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience in research and development in natural language processing or speech perception.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role, with 2 years of experience in people management.
• Experience in software development: C/C++, Java/Kotlin, or Python.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 7 years of experience in research and development in natural language processing and/or speech perception.
• 6 years of experience in a technical leadership role, including 4 years of experience in a people management role (supervision/team leadership).
• Experience in developing augmented reality or immersive environments.
  
  

About The Job

Like Google's own ambitions, the work of a Software Engineer (SWE) goes way beyond just Search. SWE Managers have not only the technical expertise to take on and provide technical leadership to major projects, but also manage a team of engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure engineers are able to optimize theirs. As a SWE Manager you manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team. SWE teams work all across the company, in areas such as information retrieval, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, security, data compression, user interface design; the list goes on and is growing every day. Operating with scale and speed, our exceptional software engineers are just getting started -- and as a manager, you guide the way.

The Augmented Language team within Google AR develops user experiences that leverage advancements in devices, sensing, perception, visualization, and sound. Our mission is to make language universally accessible and understandable to enhance conversational abilities and eliminate communication barriers.

The Google Augmented Reality team is a diverse group of experts tasked with building the foundations for great immersive computing and building helpful, delightful user experiences. We're focused on making immersive computing accessible to billions of people through mobile devices, and our scope continues to grow and evolve.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to improve quality and performance of speech perception and natural language understanding.
• Design and coordinate research efforts from experimental prototypes to mature technologies ready to deploy in real-time systems.
• Mentor and train other team members.
• Manage a team of researchers and software engineers, balancing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Recruit and hire talent to expand the team.
  
  

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 .