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Google
Full time
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USA
10/14/2026
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Mountain View, CA

Responsibilities

Define the multi-year technical roadmap and architecture for the RemoteCompose rendering stack across Android platform surfaces and form factors.
Design the multi-target execution model across Android, microcontrollers, and WebAssembly, including platform abstraction layers, FFI bridges, and deterministic rendering across runtimes.
Partner with Android platform engineering, UI frameworks, system surfaces, and product teams to integrate and scale the player.
Set code health standards, memory and performance budgets, and review practices while mentoring engineers across the team.
Implement 2D vector rendering, path math and morphing, AGSL shader pipelines, and curved or anchored text shaping for memory-constrained co-processors.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in software development.
5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
5 years of experience with Android application development.
5 years of experience with Linux Kernel, operating systems, and embedded systems.
Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field is preferred.
8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms is preferred.
3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction is preferred.
Experience with C++ or Rust is preferred.
Experience in the Android ecosystem and platform development is preferred.
Experience in compiler, graphics, embedded systems, or photography is preferred.

Benefits

US base pay is $207000 - $300000 USD, plus a 20% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

Salary: $207k - $300k/yr

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