Software Engineer III, Android Development, Android System UI

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience with Android application development.
• 2 years of experience with software development in Java.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
• Experience with one or more of the following: Android Internals, Android Libraries, Android Software Development Kit (SDK).
• Experience developing accessible technologies.
• Experience working with Kotlin.
  
  

About The Job

Google'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 join the Android System UI team and build the next generation of AI experiences that will define the face of Android. You will integrate AI directly into the core, visible surfaces of the operating system. You will work on features used by billions globally and manage complex engineering issues. You will design and implement unique, intelligent features across critical Android surfaces, including the home screen, lock screen, app launcher, system navigation, and notifications. You will develop and optimize the core experiences and underlying systems of the Android OS, ensuring a fluid, adaptable, and highly performant UI.

Android is Google’s mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement features end-to-end working closely with product, design and other dependent teams.
• Implement code modularization and refactoring, when necessary that will improve the quality of our codebase.
• Improve the infrastructure and reliability of our tests to improve the quality of our deliveries.
• Work with other engineers and other Launcher teams to help deliver on our broader goals including critical bug fixes and quality improvements.
• Guide and support engineers on other teams who want to implement features or pieces of their feature inside of Launcher.
  
  
  

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .