Senior Android Engineer — Pixel Photos & AI Innovation

Socket.dev; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Photos software engineers work on next-generation features for photo sharing and storage at scale, spanning client and server sides and machine intelligence. The team develops solutions across web, mobile, search, storage, and AI, often switching projects as needs evolve in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes versatile engineers with leadership potential who can tackle complex challenges while delivering polished, user-focused experiences at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with large scale application design and architecture.
• 3 years of Android development experience.

Responsibilities

• Ideate and build new Photos features that leverage Pixel capabilities and hardware.
• Design and implement new frameworks to help Pixel and Photos engineers operate in shared spaces.
• Advise on projects with technical expertise.
• Make use of AI in ways that aid development and product responsibly.

Skills

Software development

Android development

Testing & launching

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in CS

Job description

Google Photos software engineers work on next-generation features for photo sharing and storage at scale, spanning client and server sides and machine intelligence. The team develops solutions across web, mobile, search, storage, and AI, often switching projects as needs evolve in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes versatile engineers with leadership potential who can tackle complex challenges while delivering polished, user-focused experiences at scale.