Staff Software Engineer, Watch SW Remote Compose
GoogleStaff Software Engineer, Watch SW Remote Compose
GoogleLocation
Mountain View, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
10/15/2026
Compensation
$207,000 - $300,000 per year
Job description
The Staff Software Engineer for Watch SW Remote Compose at Google will focus on developing the next-generation technologies for Android devices. This role involves defining the technical roadmap and architecture for the RemoteCompose rendering stack across various platforms. The engineer will work with cross-functional teams to integrate and scale the player while ensuring code health standards and mentoring other engineers. This position is critical to Google's mission of enhancing user interaction with information and technology.
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.
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 Web, defining platform abstraction layers and deterministic rendering across runtimes.
- Partner across Android platform engineering, UI frameworks, system surfaces, and product teams to integrate and scale the player.
- Set code health standards, memory/performance budgets, and review practices while mentoring engineers across the team.
- Implement 2D vector rendering, path math/morphing, AGSL shader pipelines, and curved/anchored text shaping for memory-constrained co-processors.
Benefits
- Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Google Llc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
908
FY2026
Approval rate
98.4%
FY2026
LCA certified
4,273
FY2026
Entry-level share
0.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
-14%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-51%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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