Senior Android Engineer — Mobile Apps

Google; San Bruno (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Google’s software engineers develop next‑generation technologies that impact billions of users. This role focuses on building scalable Android applications and systems, requiring strong Java, Kotlin, or C++ programming skills and hands-on Android development experience.

In‑person interviews are common for this role. Preferred locations include Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Bruno, and Sunnyvale, CA, USA, with compensation detailed in the posting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience programming in Java, Kotlin, or C++.
• 2 years of experience with Android application development.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• 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.
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

C++

Android development

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google’s software engineers develop next‑generation technologies that impact billions of users. This role focuses on building scalable Android applications and systems, requiring strong Java, Kotlin, or C++ programming skills and hands-on Android development experience.

In‑person interviews are common for this role. Preferred locations include Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Bruno, and Sunnyvale, CA, USA, with compensation detailed in the posting.