8 hours ago
Base Salary
$174k - $252k/yr
Responsibilities
- Write and test product or system development code in C, C++, and Kotlin/Java across low-level Android HALs, AIDL interfaces, and system services.
- Participate in or lead design reviews with peers and cross-functional stakeholders, including silicon vendors, BSP, and hardware teams.
- Review code from other developers and provide feedback on style, accuracy, testability, efficiency, and best practices.
- Contribute to documentation and educational content and adapt architecture specifications based on product updates, performance metrics, and user feedback.
- Triage, debug, track, and resolve product or system issues by analyzing root causes and impacts involving custom hardware, kernels, networks, and services.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 5 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages, including C, C++, Kotlin, or Java.
- At least 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products and 1 year of experience with large-scale application design and architecture.
- At least 3 years of Android application development or Android platform and framework development experience.
- Experience with low-level systems programming, Hardware Abstraction Layers, or Linux interfaces.
- Preferred: Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Preferred: experience with data structures and algorithms, concurrency, memory management, Android IPC/Binder optimization, accessible technologies, assistive user experiences, human-interface devices, Android BSPs, Linux kernel drivers, or custom sensor integrations.
- Preferred: 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role driving cross-functional system architecture decisions.
Benefits
- US base salary of $174000 - $252000, plus a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits.
- Google benefits are available; the posting directs applicants to Google’s benefits information.
- The role is part of Google Labs and supports Beam, an early-stage product focused on real-time computing, machine perception, and hardware-software co-design.
About Google
Google builds consumer and enterprise software and services including Search, Android, YouTube, Chrome, Maps, Gmail, and Google Cloud. Its business model centers on digital advertising and paid cloud, software, and hardware offerings (e.g., Pixel and Nest) for consumers, developers, and organizations. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Google operates globally as a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.