Senior Software Engineer Android Kernel/Systems

Google Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in London is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specialized in Android Kernel/Systems. This role requires a Bachelor's degree and extensive experience in software development, particularly in programming with C or C++. The successful candidate will design and launch software features, work on core system components, and contribute to open-source projects for Android, impacting billions of users globally. Join a dynamic team pushing technology forward in an innovative environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience with software development in programming languages.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
• Experience in Linux kernel, device drivers, and Android system programming.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and roll out features for billions of users.
• Work on core system components including Memory Management, Updates, Storage.
• Contribute upstream to various open-source projects.

Skills

Software development

C or C++ programming

Testing and maintaining software products

Experience in Linux environments

Production system infrastructure management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Android Kernel/Systems

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• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience developing and deploying applications within Linux environments.
• Experience in low level programming on C or C++.
• Experience managing and maintaining production system infrastructure.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience in Linux kernel, device drivers, and Android system programming.

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 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 billions of users.
• Work on core system components including Memory Management, Updates, Storage.
• Collaborate to support the Generic Kernel Image (GKI) for next generation devices.
• Contribute upstream to various open source projects, such as the Linux Kernel, AOSP, STG, LLVM.
• Create and maintain a reliable, secure foundation for the Android software ecosystem.

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