Staff Software Engineer, Android, Maps Navigation

Google; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Android, Maps Navigation to drive and innovate across Android development and developer tools. The role emphasizes leadership across project teams, setting technical direction, and contributing to AI-powered validation and debugging efforts.

As part of Google's Geo team, you will impact Google Maps platform experiences while collaborating with cross-functional partners and executive engineers on scalable, high-impact projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience with Android application development.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain critical developer infrastructure, including end-to-end test frameworks and core debugging tools.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
• Own the team's technical strategy for developer velocity, including the development and maintenance of scalable test infrastructure and automation frameworks.
• Participate in the integration and development of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered tools to solve complex problems in validation, automation, and debugging.
• Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.

Skills

Android development

Software development

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Android, Maps Navigation

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

At Google, we have a vision of empowerment and equitable opportunity for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and commit to building reconciliation through Google's technology, platforms and people and we welcome Indigenous applicants. Please see our Reconciliation Action Plan for more information.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience with Android application development.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

At Google, we have a vision of empowerment and equitable opportunity for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and commit to building reconciliation through Google's technology, platforms and people and we welcome Indigenous applicants. Please see our Reconciliation Action Plan for more information.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience with Android application development.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.

Preferred qualifications:

• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
• Foundational understanding of software development principles, including testing and debugging.
• Interest in or exposure to AI and machine learning concepts and their application.
• Good collaboration skills, with an eagerness to learn from and work with executive engineers and partner teams.
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset with enthusiasm for managing new and challenging problems.

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 Geo team also enables developers to use the power of Google Maps platforms to enhance their apps and websites. As they plot a course for the future of mapping, they are solving complex computer science problems, designing beautiful and intuitive product experiences, and improving our understanding of the real world.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain critical developer infrastructure, including end-to-end test frameworks and core debugging tools.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
• Own the team's technical strategy for developer velocity, including the development and maintenance of scalable test infrastructure and automation frameworks.
• Participate in the integration and development of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered tools to solve complex problems in validation, automation, and debugging.
• Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.