Technical Lead, Android Growth Systems and App Foundations

Google Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Technical Lead for Android Growth Systems and App Foundations in London. You will drive technical strategy for OS-level entry points, blending them into a cohesive Android experience and enabling proactive assistance across devices.

You will collaborate with Product, UX, and cross-functional teams to weave Search into the Android ecosystem. The role emphasizes leadership, architecture, and hands-on contributions, with a focus on scale, performance, and user-centric design

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience with Android application development.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large‑scale software solutions.
• Leveraging AI development tools to optimize daily workflows.
• Managing a technical team of 6 engineers while spending 50% of time on IC contributions.

Skills

Android development

Software testing

Software design & architecture

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering/CS

Tools

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Material Design

Job description

Technical Lead, Android Growth Systems and App Foundations

Google London, UK

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience with Android application development.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
• Experience with modern Android development: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Material Design.

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.

As a Technical Lead, you will drive the technical strategy to make Google Search an omnipresent, instantly callable, and proactively helpful companion across the Android ecosystem. You will lead the evolution of our OS-level entry points (e.g. the Android Quick Search Box) transitioning them from isolated utilities into a single, cohesive access system.

You will ensure our features feel like flawless, visually rich extensions of the Android launcher itself, rather than a layered third‑party app. You will also pioneer proactive assistance, leveraging native surfaces like Lockscreen and widgets to anticipate user needs and deliver high‑value information before a query is even typed.

Partnering closely with Product, UX, and cross‑functional teams, your technical leadership will weave Search directly into the fabric of Android.

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

• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large‑scale software solutions.
• Leveraging AI development tools to optimize daily workflows.
• Managing a technical team of 6 engineers while spending 50% of time on IC contributions.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents‑to‑be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy, Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal, Belonging at Google, and How we hire.

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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