The Lead Manager position includes the following description: "Our consumer hardware team is working on revolutionizing how people interact with their hardware and looking for engineers to make that a reality. We want to open new ways to interact with devices and create a natural, seamless interface the world's information."

Job listings do not always point to a full-blown business plan, but Google has already demonstrated a vested interest in VR. The company launched its Cardboard initiative in 2014 and it has a mysterious partnership with augmented-reality company Magic Leap. Google recently picked up some new VR talent, too: Former Vine boss Jason Toff just left Twitter to join Google and work on VR. Plus, this is Google -- cutting-edge technology is kind of its thing.