Staff Architect

Job Title: Sr Staff Architect, Google Tech PlatformLocation: San Francisco, CA 94103 (Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA)Duration: 6 months Contract to hire Description:Join our Core Technology Architecture team and help create spectacular experiences for consumers everywhere. As the Google Technology Platform Architect, you'll build and strengthen relationships with Google's engineering teams to drive adoption of our technologies across their platforms. You'll guide and coordinate the technical work of multiple engineering teams who contribute to Google projects, ensuring alignment and maximizing our collective impact. Finally, you'll be part of a dynamic cross-functional team developing comprehensive technology strategies that bring our experiences to Android devices, Chrome OS devices, Chrome Browser, and Chromecast worldwide. Essential Job Functions:Build and develop strong relationships with technical leaders across Google, creating trusted partnerships delivering value to Google’s business through enabling our spectacular experiences.Develop and execute a multi-year technology strategy for experiences on Google’s family of technology platforms and devices, including Android based OSs, Chrome, Chromium, Chrome OS and Chromecast.Maintain detailed media system architectures of relevant Google technology platforms while defining, developing, and orchestrating technical architectures to support our experiences on Google platforms.Provide thought leadership on experiences on Google’s platforms both internally and for our partners.Deliver technical leadership to project managers and engineering teams to drive delivery of experiences on Google’s platforms. Requirements:Minimum 10 years of work experience with relevant bachelor's degree. (EE / CS / etc.). Research qualifications (master's degree or PhD) a bonus.Knowledge of video and image signal processing.Experience with multiple variants of Android/Chrome OSs media stacks (Audio and Imaging)Including AOSP, Android Mobile, Android TV, Android Auto, Android Automotive OS (AAOS),Android XR, Wear OS and Chrome OSIncluding working knowledge of MediaCodec, Media3 and legacy Android media APIs(Audioflinger, etc). Experience with Google powered devices including Pixel Phones and Tablets, Chromebooks and Nest Audio devices.Experience with OTT playback systems and players (including Exoplayer, Shaka Player, etc) and including working knowledge of DRM.Experience with web and broadcast content delivery ecosystems, including working knowledge of the Chromium media stack.Knowledge of Android/Chrome OS connectivity protocols, in particular Google Cast and connectivity technology; Bluetooth, WiFi, UWB.Knowledge of secure systems, including TEE along with working knowledge of developing in C/C , Python, Javascript and Rust.Company DescriptionSystemart is in business for 25 years and recently awarded as Best Staffing Firm to work for in 2025.