Software Engineer III, Android Trust

United States Digital Space LLC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking software engineers in Singapore to develop next‑generation Android safety and analysis tools. You will work on large‑scale, cross‑functional projects spanning information retrieval, distributed computing, and security, with opportunities to switch teams as the company grows.

The role emphasizes system-level design, deep app inspection, and defense against agentic AI threats, requiring strong programming in C++, Java, or Python and a background in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of software development in C++, Java or Python, or 1 year with an advanced degree.
• Experience with system-level software design.
• Experience in design and implementation of distributed systems or infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Develop and scale analysis platforms for large-scale app execution.
• Write system-level code to perform deep inspection and defeat evasion.
• Lead design reviews and architect defense strategies for agentic AI threats.
• Triage and resolve complex system issues affecting hardware, network, and service quality.

Skills

Programming in C++, Java, or Python

System-level software design

Distributed systems/infrastructure

Right to work in Singapore

Education

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

Job description

the company will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require the company's sponsorship of a visa.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., C++, Java, Python), or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• Experience with system-level software design.
• Experience in design and implementation of distributed systems or infrastructure.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience in Android system/app development and app dynamic analysis.
• Experience in network infrastructure, including implementing monitoring features that support different protocols.
• Experience working in the area of security, privacy, and cloud/virtual machine technologies.
• Familiarity with AI/ML understanding or agent-powered systems and their associated safety threats.

About the job

the company'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 the company’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.

Our team's mission is protecting billions of Android users from abusive apps, including malware, content abuse, impersonation, and behavioral abuse. We develop products and services to ensure a safe and high quality experience for users of Android apps across the Android ecosystem. We also protect the company's brand and business. Our work spans our production infrastructure and novel research (publishing in security conferences). Our efforts sit in the areas such as supervised/unsupervised ML and Generative AI for detecting content, privacy and security violations, static program analysis of multiple languages used by Android apps, dynamic program analysis on secure environments in both real devices and Virtual Machines (VMs), enhancing and automating reverse-engineering and threat mitigation, and agentic AI threat models and defense.

Android is the company’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

• Develop and scale virtualized and physical device-based analysis platforms for large-scale app execution and monitoring.
• Write system-level code to perform deep inspection and instrumentation of apps while defeating evasion techniques.
• Lead design reviews and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to architect defense strategies for agentic AI threat models.
• Triage and resolve complex system issues by analyzing impacts on hardware, network, and service quality.

the company 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 the company'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.