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Senior Software Engineer, Android, Core

Google, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Minimum qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

5 years of experience with Software Development, Java, and Android Apps.

Experience in Android Development and Android Libraries.

Experience with Client Side Development.

Preferred qualifications

Experience programming in Kotlin.

Experience with Data Analytics and SQL.

Experience with infrastructure systems.

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 Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

Compensation The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $166,000-$244,000, plus bonus, equity and benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

Lead to own the development of Android libraries.

Design and implement instrumentation APIs that are foundational to Google's Android app ecosystem. This library generates core system health signals that feed critical downstream data processing, analysis, and overall product health insights used by every major first‑party Google application.

Provide scalable, robust, and developer‑friendly client infrastructure. We believe platform work is only complete when it meets the needs of our most demanding Google customers, making ease‑of‑use, performance, and customization non‑negotiable requirements.

Make a global impact by helping Google teams build and ship highly scalable, performant applications.

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.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology and Engineering

Industries

Information Services and Technology

Information and Internet

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