Technical Solutions Consultant Manager, Android XR
Google · Kirkland, WA
$183,000–$266,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Kirkland, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A people-manager role focused on supporting external developers building extended reality (XR) applications on Android. The position involves deep technical engagement with partner studios — including code analysis, troubleshooting, and consultation on Android/Play tools and OpenXR libraries — while also creating developer resources, gathering product feedback, and representing the platform at industry events. Suits someone with a background in XR development and prior management experience.
Senior level · 7+ years · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,550 people in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer occupations, all other). range 1,150–2,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $112,112 (middle half $73,931–$166,799). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
This role is a hybrid of technical consulting/developer relations and people management. It is classified under 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) as the primary day-to-day work — developer relations, technical consultation, and partner engagement for XR — does not map cleanly to a single standard SOC; 15-1252 (Software Developers) is the closest runner-up given the code analysis, contribution, and tooling responsibilities.
The title contains no seniority level word; the title states no level. However, the scope (7+ years experience, people management, cross-functional leadership, strategic partner engagement) supports a Senior classification.
People management is listed as a minimum qualification ('Experience in people management'), making it a hard gate despite being a soft/organizational skill rather than a named technology.
Java, C++, and Python are listed together as examples of code-reading ability under minimum qualifications ('reading code (e.g., Java, C++, Python)'); Java is used as the primary with C++ and Python as alternatives since the requirement is for any one of them.
The 4-year XR developer ecosystem experience is a separate minimum qualification from the preferred 4-year OpenXR/Unity/Unreal experience — the former is a hard gate, the latter is preferred.
The posting lists multiple possible work locations (Los Angeles, Kirkland WA, Mountain View CA, New York NY, Seattle WA, San Francisco CA); Los Angeles is listed first and the role notes a Playa Vista campus option, so LA CBSA is used as primary.
Compensation is stated as $183,000–$266,000/year plus a 20% bonus target and equity; the bonus and equity are not captured in the comp fields as they are variable/discretionary.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): XR development, people management.
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