Senior Software Engineer, Mobile (android)

Google Google · Big Tech · Mountain View, CA +3

Develops next-generation technologies for Google's products, handling information at massive scale across various domains including AI and NLP. Responsibilities include writing and testing code, participating in design reviews, code reviews, contributing to documentation, and triaging/debugging issues. Requires a Bachelor's degree, 5 years of programming experience (Java, Kotlin, or C++), 3 years in software product lifecycle, and 3 years in Android development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Write and test product or system development code.
  2. Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
  3. Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
  4. Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
  5. Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

Skills

Required

  • Java
  • Kotlin
  • C++
  • Android application development
  • large scale application design and architecture
  • software product lifecycle

Nice to have

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field
  • data structures/algorithms
  • technical leadership role
  • accessible technologies

What the JD emphasized

  • 5 years of experience programming in Java, Kotlin, or C++
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products
  • 3 years of experience with Android application development