Senior Software Engineer, Android, Play Store

Overview

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures/algorithms.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.

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.Play Beyond Mobile team brings Play Store and the apps ecosystem to any Android device which is not a mobile phone. This includes Chromebooks, tablets, AndroidTV, Android XR, Android AutomotiveOS, and WearOS. Not only are we among the first Googlers to get access to the latest upcoming hardware, we also have a phenomenal opportunity to be some of the first engineers to develop on these platforms, work closely with their respective framework teams, and play a major role in shaping these platforms and their ecosystems. Our team in Bengaluru will be focused on bringing a premium store experience and ecosystem to the WearOS platform.Android is Google’s open-source 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

• Build out capabilities needed for WearOS’s unique ecosystem needs, including associated cross form factor features on phones.
• Deliver a premium, next-gen app storefront for WearOS.
• Develop reliable code in Kotlin and Java, ensuring it's easy to maintain and test.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver high-quality projects on schedule.
• Apply Google's Android engineering practices and address technical debt to enhance the app's scalability and maintainability.

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