Software Engineer III, Gamer Social

Google Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Greater London is seeking a Software Engineer to develop next-generation technologies. You'll manage project priorities and work on specific projects that are critical to business needs. Successful candidates will possess strong Java skills and have a collaborative mindset, focusing on innovative user-facing products. This position offers the opportunity to work with various teams and projects in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• Experience with Java programming language.
• Experience in building user-facing products.

Responsibilities

• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback.
• Write product or system development code.
• Build engaging, interactive gamer social experiences.
• Work closely with Tech Leads, Product Managers, and User Experience counterparts.

Skills

Java

Software development

Data structures

Algorithms

Kotlin

User-facing products

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

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• 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.
• Experience in the Java programming language.

Preferred qualifications:

• 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
• Experience with Java, Kotlin or Android.
• Experience in building user-facing products.
• Experience working with teams in other timezones.

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 manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first‑party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Responsibilities

• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Write product or system development code.
• Build engaging, interactive gamer social experiences in surfaces and create Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) bridging Gamer Profile data with User Interface (UI) surfaces.
• Work closely with Tech Leads (TL), Product Managers (PM) and User Experience (UX) counterparts to maximize the quality and usability of the finished product.

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