Lead Software Engineer, Quick Share, Android

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Mobile Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Lead Software Engineer for Quick Share on Android, you'll develop innovative cross-device features, enhancing user experiences. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams (product managers, UX designers, engineers) to design and implement new features and improvements. Responsibilities include writing maintainable and tested code, adhering to Android development best practices, and participating in design and architecture discussions. You'll collaborate with hardware and software partners for seamless integration and lead the development of user-facing features within the Android ecosystem, focusing on Quick Share and Fast Pair functionalities. This role requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Must have:
  • 5+ years software development experience
  • 3+ years software product experience
  • Android development expertise
  • Experience with data structures/algorithms
  • Strong problem-solving skills
Good to have:
  • Leadership in Android development projects
  • Experience with Android framework & core connectivity technologies (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi)
  • Scalable software architecture design
  • Mentoring engineering teams
  • Driving technical strategy

Job Details


Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Communication, a related technical field, 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.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with leadership in delivering Android development projects developing user facing features.
  • Experience in writing tested Android code.
  • Experience in Android framework and core connectivity technologies (e.g., Bluetooth, Wi-Fi).
  • Ability to design scalable software architectures and mentor engineering teams.
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with experience driving technical strategy.

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 team builds core features enabling instant file transfers and device connections across the Android ecosystem.

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

  • Develop innovative Android cross-device features, design and implement functionalities, and focus on enhancing user experiences with features (e.g., Quick Share, Fast Pair).
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, partner with product managers, UX designers, and other engineers to define, design, and implement new features and improvements.
  • Write maintainable and tested code, adhere to best practices for Android development, unit testing, integration testing, and code reviews.
  • Participate in design and architecture discussions, help shape the future of Android connectivity by contributing ideas and knowledge.
  • Collaborate with hardware and software partners to ensure smooth integration.

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