Senior Android Infrastructure Engineer - Platform Reliability

JobCubby; Mountain View, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

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 beyond web search.

We're looking for engineers with strong full-stack capabilities and a passion for smart home tech and IoT. The App Surfaces team leads the front door to the Google Home ecosystem, focusing on Core Mobile, Smart Displays, and Cross-Surfaces.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years testing and launching software with focus on android systems/architecture.
• 5 years full stack development across back-end (Java, Python, Golang, C++) and front-end (JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS).
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Drive the pivot to treat application and mobile as infrastructure, ensuring consistency, scalability, and developer velocity.
• Lead dedicated engineering swarms to eliminate crashers, improve state-sync latency, and resolve functional detractors.
• Own system health by monitoring latency, memory footprint, and crash rates, aiming for a crash-free user rate.
• Guide architectural migration to the Google Home Platform and deprecate legacy systems to speed feature delivery.
• Oversee the deployment pipeline, build/release flags, and on-call operations; move toward automated, self-serve infrastructure.

Skills

Software development

Android architecture

Full stack development

Back-end languages

Front-end web

Software design

Technical leadership

System reliability

Automated testing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering/CS or related

Job description

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 beyond web search.

We're looking for engineers with strong full-stack capabilities and a passion for smart home tech and IoT. The App Surfaces team leads the front door to the Google Home ecosystem, focusing on Core Mobile, Smart Displays, and Cross-Surfaces.