Staff Software Engineer - Android and Prototyping for Pixel

Google Inc.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for the Pixel team in San Francisco. You will own outcomes, influence stakeholders, and solve ambiguous problems with deep expertise in Android and large-scale systems.

You will design, prototype, test, and ship end-to-end Pixel experiences, collaborating with UX Research, Product, Hardware Engineering, and other Android teams to turn concepts into impactful products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of software development experience.
• 5 years testing and launching software products.
• 5 years of Android app development experience.
• Experience with prototyping.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software solutions.
• Architect and develop end-to-end proof-of-concept Pixel experiences.
• Partner with UX Research, Product Management, Hardware Engineering, and other Android teams to translate concepts into prototypes.
• Advocate the transition of successful prototypes into mainline development.

Skills

Software development

Android development

Testing & launching

Prototyping

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Kotlin

Java

Job description

Google is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for the Pixel team in San Francisco. You will own outcomes, influence stakeholders, and solve ambiguous problems with deep expertise in Android and large-scale systems.

You will design, prototype, test, and ship end-to-end Pixel experiences, collaborating with UX Research, Product, Hardware Engineering, and other Android teams to turn concepts into impactful products.