Software Engineer II, Android Toolkit

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
• 1 year of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience with Android application development.
• Experience developing applications using Kotlin.
• Experience programming in Kotlin.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Kotlin and building Android applications.
• Experience with Android as a platform while demonstrating interest in building libraries for developers as our users.
• Knowledge of Jetpack Compose is of high interest for our team, but not strictly necessary.
  
  

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 manage information at a 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.

As a part of the Android Toolkit team, specifically the Jetpack Compose team in London, you will be joining as a new engineer to directly contribute to libraries used by all Android App developers and help us build a better developer experience for Android. You will be a part of a very collaborative and friendly team with an excellent opportunity to be working closely with experienced engineers on highly visible changes that impact the entire Android ecosystem.The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Responsibilities

• Develop new functionality in the Jetpack Compose codebase and occasionally in the Views (Android platform) codebase.
• Design and iterate on Application Programming Interface (API) with input from the team and community.
• Collaborate with other Android teams with guidance from leads.
• Brainstorm new ideas for features in Jetpack Compose and the broader Toolkit domain.
  
  
  

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