Staff Web Performance Engineer, Android, Chrome

1 Month ago • 8-13 Years • Full Stack Development • Mobile Development

Job Summary

Job Description

This Staff Web Performance Engineer role at Google focuses on optimizing Chrome and Android performance. Responsibilities include analyzing key performance metrics (scroll jank, power consumption, etc.), identifying and implementing optimizations in Chrome/WebView/V8/Android, building tools and processes to scale optimization efforts, collaborating with Android and Chrome teams and OEMs, and leading cross-team projects. The ideal candidate possesses extensive software development experience (C++, data structures/algorithms), testing and launching software, software design and architecture, and experience with performance analysis, compilers, and operating systems. Experience with C++, device drivers, Linux Kernel, and RDMA is highly preferred. The role involves improving user experience on the web and Android platforms.
Must have:
  • 8+ years software development (C++, data structures/algorithms)
  • 5+ years testing and launching software products
  • 3+ years software design and architecture experience
  • Experience in performance analysis and optimization
  • Collaboration with Android and Chrome teams
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in a related technical field
  • Technical leadership experience
  • Experience in a matrixed organization
  • Experience with C++, device drivers, Linux Kernel, and RDMA

Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development using C++, and with data structures/algorithms.
  • 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
  • Experience designing software systems, including requirements gathering, analysis, and design.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
  • 3 years of experience working in a matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
  • Experience with performance analysis and optimization, compilers, and web and operating systems.
  • Experience with C++, device drivers, Linux Kernel, and Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA).

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.

In this role, you will build compelling computing devices (e.g., smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc.) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.Chrome is dedicated to building a better, more open web. We’re focused on making a better browser (on both desktop and mobile) to help users take advantage of all the web has to offer in a safe and secure way.Chrome is available across all major platforms — iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS. We also built Chrome as an open source project so the entire web ecosystem could benefit from the latest innovations in speed, simplicity and security.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze key performance metrics such as scroll jank, power consumption, rendering framerate, memory usage, page load time in the lab and field, as well as on the latest Pixel hardware.
  • Identify, design or implement optimizations in Chrome/WebView/V8/Android to improve user experience on the Web and Android.
  • Build tools and processes to scale up the scope and impact of our performance optimization efforts.
  • Collaborate and coordinate with Android and Chrome teams, as well as external and internal Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) teams developing new Android devices (e.g., vertical performance analysis and optimization).
  • Help shape the team's roadmap, lead cross-team collaborations and analysis/optimization projects.

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