Software Engineer II, Google Search, Mobile Android

Google; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is hiring a Software Engineer to contribute to the Android Search app and front-end features. You will collaborate with PMs and UX designers on team projects, delivering high-quality code for scalable products.

The role emphasizes problem solving across the full stack with opportunities to explore different projects and grow within Google's Search division, impacting billions of users worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
• 1 year of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience with Android application development.

Responsibilities

• Develop front-end experiences for the Android Search App with PM/UX on cross-functional projects.
• Implement features with high-quality, testable code with guidance from senior engineers.
• Test features across environments (teamfood, dogfood, production) and triage issues.
• Manage assigned work to meet deadlines, proactively communicating progress and escalating technical challenges.
• Leverage AI development tools to optimize daily workflows.

Skills

Programming languages

Data structures & algorithms

Android app development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
• 1 year of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience with Android application development.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Kotlin, Integration Testing, Experiment Design, Cross-Functional Collaboration.
• User-facing product development experience.
• Android/mobile experience preferred.

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 Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information - any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of front-end experiences for the Android Search App by collaborating with cross-functional partners (PM, UX) on team projects.
• Implement features, writing high-quality, testable code with guidance and support from senior team members.
• Test assigned features across various environments (teamfood, dogfood, production) and assist in triaging product or system issues.
• Manage assigned work to meet deadlines, proactively communicating progress and escalating technical challenges.
• Leverage AI development tools to optimize daily workflows.

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.