Head of Silicon Systems and Architecture, XR

Benefits

Parental leave

18 weeks Source: https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/diversity/international-womens-day-2022/. source Last checked May 7, 2026.

Non-birth-parent leave

18 weeks Source: https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/diversity/international-womens-day-2022/. source Last checked May 7, 2026.

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Source-linked checked May 7, 2026

Salary

$236K-$330K not verified - timestamp not recorded

401(k) match

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

143% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

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About this role

Head of Silicon Systems and Architecture, XR San Jose, CA, USA; +1 more The XR team at Google is building the future of immersive and augmented computing. We are a fast moving team with engineers, designers, and research scientists tasked to build the next generation technology to shape people's way of living in new imaginative ways. Through the development of Galaxy XR, Smart Glasses prototypes, and ARCore we are enabling augmented reality experiences around the world. But we aren't stopping there. We are working on really cool, technologies enabling the next generation of immersive and augmented experiences, through collaborations with teams across Google and our third-party partners. As the Head of Silicon Systems and Architecture, you will serve as the primary architect and multiplier for our silicon partnerships. You will define the hardware foundations through silicon for the next generation of headsets and glasses, ensuring that future chipsets are vertically integrated with Google's perception and software stacks to deliver user experiences. For decades, the computing revolution has reshaped our world driven by breakthroughs in compute, connectivity, mobile, and now, AI. Google's XR team is at the forefront of the next major leap - the convergence of AI and XR. This is more than just new devices - it's about reimagining how we interact with the world around us. We're building a future where lightweight XR devices like smart glasses and headsets pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences. Individual pay is determined

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