Software Engineer, Gemini Wearables, DeepMind

Google
San Diego, CA, USA

About the job

The Gemini on Watches team empowers people to effortlessly interact with their world through voice, using their wearable devices. Leveraging the transformative power of Large Language Models (LLMs), we create intuitive and helpful experiences that go beyond the expected. We strive to make Gemini on Watches a rock solid, first-class feature on WearOS; equivalent in importance to the touch screen and side button.

Responsibilities

Design and build responsive, interactive watch user interfaces optimized for clear LLM response navigation across various watch models, working closely with UI/UX teams.

Develop and maintain robust backend logic and APIs to process, adapt, and integrate LLM models with contextual services for efficient delivery to resource-constrained wearables.

Implement multimodal and connected experiences, including accurate text-to-speech functionality for watch displays and the ability to control other connected devices directly from the watch.

Optimize full-stack performance for fast response times, ensure strict data privacy and security practices, and actively monitor systems to troubleshoot issues and improve the user experience.

Qualifications

Minimum

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

2 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as Java, Kotlin and Android development.

2 years of experience with API design and protocol buffers.

Experience working on wearable devices.

Preferred

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.

Experience integrating Text-to-Speech (TTS) services or handling audio processing within an application.

Experience implementing and integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) or Generative AI APIs into consumer-facing applications.

A demonstrated track record of utilizing AI tools to enhance software development workflows.