Senior Software Engineer, Android Security

2 Weeks ago • 5-8 Years • Mobile Development • Cyber Security • Full Stack Development

Job Summary

Job Description

This Senior Software Engineer, Android Security role at Google involves writing and reviewing code, debugging system issues, researching and developing software for supply chain security, performing security reviews, and collaborating with stakeholders. Responsibilities include ensuring best practices in code development, analyzing the impact of issues on hardware, network, or service operations, and designing solutions to protect against compromised accounts and third-party risks. The ideal candidate possesses extensive software development experience, expertise in Android, and a strong understanding of security principles. This position contributes to enhancing the security of Google's Android operating system, impacting billions of devices worldwide.
Must have:
  • 5+ years software development experience
  • Android experience
  • Data structures/algorithms expertise
  • Software design & architecture experience
  • Security risk assessment
  • Software supply chain security knowledge
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in Computer Science
  • Experience building developer tooling

Job Details


Minimum qualifications:

  • 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 in testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  • 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures or algorithms.
  • Experience assessing security risk involving technical infrastructure or distributed client software.
  • Experience with software supply chain security.
  • Experience building tooling for internal developers.
  • Experience working with Android.

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.

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

  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Research, design and develop software, tooling, processes, and configuration to protect all parts of the supply chain against compromised insider accounts and third-party dependency risks.
  • Perform security reviews and design engagements with a broad set of stakeholders.

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