Software Engineer II, Android App

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 or algorithms.
• 1 year of experience with Android development.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Experience developing Android applications or working on the Android or Linux OS.
• Experience working collaboratively on complex projects.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

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.

The Android Google App (AGA) team is at the forefront of Search on Android. Our mission is to enable and develop the best mobile Search experience.

Our team's work spans across the entire user journey, from ensuring seamless access to Search, to fostering in-app growth and building the best, AI-infused app experience. As an engineer on the AGA team, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of challenges, such as building new features, migrating our app to modern toolkits like Jetpack Compose, or running experiments to drive user growth.

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

• 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.
• Write product or system development code. Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies. Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Collaborate with other team members and cross-functional teams to scope, plan, design, and launch new features. Contribute to end-to-end feature delivery, from product collaboration and prototyping to launch.
• Plan and execute prioritized project work in a self-directed fashion, managing your own task priorities and requesting help.

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 .