Software Engineer, Android Kernel and Systems

2 Weeks ago • 2 Years + • Mobile Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Software Engineer on the Android Systems team, you'll design, develop, and deploy features for users, focusing on core system components like memory management, scheduling, and virtualization. You'll contribute to creating the Generic Kernel Image (GKI) for next-gen devices and work on open-source projects such as the Linux Kernel and AOSP. Responsibilities include building a secure and robust foundation for the Android ecosystem, enhancing updatability and security, and collaborating with domain experts. The role involves working on a variety of open-source projects including the Linux kernel and building the future of Android.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years software development (C, C++, Rust)
  • OS and low-level programming experience
  • Android platform understanding
  • Contribute to open source projects
Good to have:
  • Master's/PhD in CS
  • Experience with ARM/ARM64, compilers, Linux kernel
  • Rust programming experience
  • System software experience in various areas

Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages such as C, C++ or Rust.
  • Experience with operating systems and low level programming.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
  • Experience with System Software in any of the following areas - ARM/ARM64 architecture, compilers, firmware, Operating systems, Linux kernel, filesystems / storage, device drivers, performance tuning, networking, tools, tests, virtualization, platform libraries, etc.
  • Experience in Rust programming.
  • Ability to understand Android platform technical structure and concepts.

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.

As a member of the Android Systems team, you will pioneer, develop and build out our footprint in consumer hardware/software. You will contribute to the core of Android. You will work on a variety of open source projects including the Linux kernel and build the future of Android together with our large partner ecosystem. You will be contributing to Android's updatability, security and Quality while working alongside leading domain experts from various areas.

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

  • Design, develop and roll out features for users.
  • Work on core system components including Memory Management, Scheduling, Power, Storage, Virtualization and Networking.
  • Create and ship Generic Kernel Image (GKI) for next generation devices users.
  • Contribute to various open source projects, such as Linux Kernel, STG, AOSP, LLVM, LTP.
  • Create and maintain a reliable, secure and robust foundation for the Android software ecosystem.

Similar Jobs

The Walt Disney Company - Sr Software Engineer (Rust Developer)

The Walt Disney Company

Santa Monica, California, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Drive mode - Sr. Backend Engineer

Drive mode

Mountain View, California, United States (Hybrid)
1 Year ago
Canonical - Embedded Linux Field Engineer for Devices/IoT

Canonical

(Remote)
6 Days ago
ByteDance - Research Engineer / Scientist - Storage for LLM

ByteDance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Eqvilent - Senior C++ Software Engineer

Eqvilent

(Remote)
6 Days ago
Yodo1 - Unity3D Mobile SDK Team Lead

Yodo1

(Remote)
9 Months ago
IND money - iOS Developer

IND money

Gurugram, Haryana, India (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Nagarro - Staff Engineer, ERP

Nagarro

(On-Site)
6 Months ago
Stillalive studios - Internship at stillalive studios (Finland)

Stillalive studios

Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Virtusa - IOS Developer

Virtusa

Pune, Maharashtra, India (Hybrid)
7 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Canonical - Senior/Staff/Principal Engineer

Canonical

(Remote)
6 Days ago
ByteDance - Senior Software Engineer - Compute Infrastructure (Orchestration & Scheduling)

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
OKX - Graduate Hire 2024/25 - Blockchain Engineer

OKX

Hong Kong (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Google - Security Engineer, Endpoint Platforms Security, Core

Google

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Google - Systems Security Architect, Silicon

Google

Mountain View, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Coda - Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Custom Commerce

Coda

Taipei City, Taiwan (Hybrid)
1 Year ago
The Walt Disney Company - Principal Software Engineer - Java

The Walt Disney Company

Bristol, Connecticut, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
ByteDance - Software Development Engineer Graduate (Distributed NoSQL Database Systems)

ByteDance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
ByteDance - Senior Software Engineer, Traffic Platform

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Google - Staff Software Engineer, Service Provisioning, EasyGCP

Google

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
PwC - Senior Analyst with German | Financial Crime Unit

PwC

Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland (Hybrid)
7 Months ago
Google - Client Experience Specialist

Google

Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Google - Senior Software Engineer, Chrome Identity

Google

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Google - Software Engineer III, Front End, Data Lineage, Cloud

Google

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Netflix - UI Engineer (L4/L5) - Enablement Apps

Netflix

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Reality Games - Technical Artist for Mobile Game - Monopoly World

Reality Games

Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Google - Software Engineer II, Site Reliability Engineering

Google

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Keywords Studios - Junior AI Tester

Keywords Studios

Silesian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Qloc careers - Video Game Tester

Qloc careers

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
5 Days ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Mobile Development Jobs

Nagarro - Associate Principal Consultant, Support Presales

Nagarro

(On-Site)
6 Months ago
Zazz - Solutions Architect - Mobile App Development

Zazz

India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
GT - Senior React Native Developer

GT

(Remote)
1 Month ago
Crunchyroll - Staff Mobile Games Integration Engineer

Crunchyroll

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Nagarro - Senior Staff Engineer, QA Automation

Nagarro

Portugal (Remote)
6 Months ago
GoMotive - Software Engineer, Mobile (Android)

GoMotive

(Remote)
1 Month ago
Google - Software Developer III, Mobile (iOS), Google Home

Google

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Nagarro - Associate Staff Engineer, CRM Salesforce

Nagarro

India (Remote)
6 Months ago
Nagarro - Associate Staff Consultant, Business Analyst

Nagarro

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
6 Months ago
DraftKings - Senior Lead Software Engineer, Android

DraftKings

United States (Remote)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.

Fremont, California, United States (On-Site)

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)

Reston, Virginia, United States (On-Site)

Sunnyvale, California, United States (On-Site)

New Taipei, New Taipei City, Taiwan (On-Site)

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (On-Site)

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Google

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug