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Senior Software Engineer, Java and Kotlin Ecosystem

Senior Software Engineer, Java and Kotlin Ecosystem

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Mobile Development • Full Stack Development

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java

algorithms

kotlin

ios-development

data-structures

foundation

innovation

networking

Job Description

The Senior Software Engineer will work within Google's Java and Kotlin Ecosystem team, maintaining and implementing key libraries and tooling. Responsibilities include writing and testing code, conducting code reviews, contributing to documentation, debugging system issues, and participating in design reviews. The role focuses on enabling flagship app developers to utilize Kotlin multi-platform for code sharing across various platforms (Android, iOS, Web, Servers). The team develops core libraries such as testing, logging, and collections and builds the technical foundation for Google's flagship products. The ideal candidate will have extensive Java and Kotlin experience, a strong understanding of software design and architecture, and a proven track record of successful software development and deployment.

Must have:

5+ years software development experience
Java and Kotlin expertise
Experience with data structures/algorithms
Software testing, maintenance, and launch experience
Software design and architecture experience

Good to have:

Master's degree in CS
Technical leadership experience
API design experience
Experience with developer tooling, IoT platforms, and open source
Android/iOS development knowledge

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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 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 field.
1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
Experience designing APIs.
Experience building developer tooling, working on an IoT developer platform, and contributing to open source projects.
Knowledge of Android or iOS development.

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 Java and Kotlin Ecosystem team implements and maintains key libraries and tooling for Java and Kotlin development at Google. The team focuses on enabling first-party flagship App developers to use Kotlin multi-platform to multiply their impact by sharing code across Android, iOS, Web, and Servers. The team provides internal Kotlin specific development, build, and review tools and develops core libraries such as testing, logging, and collections.

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.

Responsibilities

Write and test product or system development code.
Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
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.
Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide on available technologies.

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