Software Engineer II, Play Developer Console

WeAreTechWomen; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks a Software Engineer to develop next-generation technologies that connect billions of users. The role involves coding, leading design reviews, and improving developer experiences across various platforms, emphasizing versatility and leadership qualities.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience with software development.
• Experience with algorithms and data structures.
• Experience in Java is required.

Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code.
• Participate in design reviews.
• Review code and provide feedback.
• Triage product issues and debug.

Skills

Software Development

Algorithms

Data Structures

Java

Python

C++

JavaScript

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Boq

Apps Framework

Dart

Spanner

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
• 1 year of experience with data structures or algorithms.
• Experience with software development in Java.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in Dart, Apps Framework, Boq, Spanner.

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 part of the Play Developer Console, you will be responsible for various initiatives across the Play and wider Android ecosystem, including Policy, Quality, Ratings, Reviews, and Developer Identity. You will work on a number of large projects to dramatically improve the developer experience and ensure the safety and quality of the app ecosystem. You will work across the full stack and collaborate closely with other Play and Android teams in Mountain View, New York, and London, leveraging main technologies such as Java, Boq, Apps Framework, Stubby, One Platform, Flume, Spanner, Dart, and ACX.

Google Play offers music, movies, books, apps and games for devices, powered by the cloud. It syncs across devices and on the web. As part of the Android and Mobile team, Googlers working on Google Play do everything from engineering our backend systems, to shaping product strategy, to forming great content partnerships. They make it possible for people to do things like buy an ebook or song on their Android phone, then have it instantly available on their laptop. The Google Play team enhances the Android ecosystem by giving developers and partners a premium store where they can reach millions of users.

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 (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• 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.

Google 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 Google'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.