Senior Software Engineer, Android, Google Play

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures/algorithms.
• 3 years of experience in testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
• 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Experience in delivering Android applications.
• Experience with working in an agile development environment.
• Experience in building user-friendly mobile experiences.
  
  

About the jobGoogle's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

In this role, you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.Google Play offers music, movies, books, apps and games for devices, powered by the cloud. It syncs across devices and on the web. As part of the Android and Mobile team, Googlers working on Google Play do everything from engineering our backend systems, to shaping product strategy, to forming great content partnerships. They make it possible for people to do things like buy an ebook or song on their Android phone, then have it instantly available on their laptop. The Google Play team enhances the Android ecosystem by giving developers and partners a premium store where they can reach millions of users.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, driving technical design and execution across Android and front-end serving components.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners (e.g., Product, User Experience (UX), etc.) to define and deliver initiatives.
• Design, develop, and launch features across Android clients and front-end serving systems.
• Work with the Android technologies (e.g., Kotlin, Coroutine, Flow, Jetpack Compose) and solve problems and build user-friendly mobile experiences.
  
  
  

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