Software Engineer III, Android System UI, Mobile

Google Inc.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in London is seeking a Software Engineer III to develop Android System UI for mobile devices. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of experience in Android application development, along with skills in Kotlin and Java. This role involves building user interfaces and collaborating closely with UX teams to create engaging applications.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with Android platform and app development.

Responsibilities

• Build beautiful, performant, accessible UIs using Java and Kotlin.
• Collaborate with User Experience (UX) to prototype, iterate, and refine interaction designs.
• Implement new framework-level Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) as needed.

Skills

Android application development

User Interface (UI) development

Programming in Kotlin

Programming in Java

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Overview

Software Engineer III, Android System UI, Mobile — Google London, UK

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience with Android application development.
• Experience in front-end or User Interface (UI) development.
• Experience with programming in Kotlin or Java.

Preferred qualifications

• 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with Android platform and app development.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose.

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.

Responsibilities

• Build beautiful, performant, accessible UIs using Java and Kotlin.
• Collaborate with User Experience (UX) to prototype, iterate, and refine interaction designs.
• Implement new framework-level Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) as needed.
• Craft custom views, animations, and visual effects.
• Maintain code quality through testing, documentation, and refactoring.

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