Staff Software Engineer: Android Systems & Embedded

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; 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 well beyond web search.

We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas across the full-stack and are eager to tackle new problems. Android is Google’s mobile OS powering billions of devices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 5 years of experience with Android application development.
• 5 years of experience with Linux Kernel, operating systems, and embedded systems.
• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• Experience in C++ or Rust.
• Experience in Android ecosystem and platform development.
• Experience in compiler, graphics, embedded systems or photography.

Responsibilities

• Define the multi-year technical roadmap and architecture for the RemoteCompose rendering stack across Android platform surfaces and form factors.
• Design the multi-target execution model across Android, microcontrollers, and Web (WebAssembly), defining platform abstraction layers, FFI bridges, and deterministic rendering across runtimes.
• Partner across Android platform engineering, UI frameworks, system surfaces, and product teams to integrate and scale the player.
• Set code health standards, memory/performance budgets, and review practices while mentoring engineers across the team.
• Implement 2D vector rendering, path math/morphing, AGSL shader pipelines, and curved/anchored text shaping for memory-constrained co-processors.

Skills

Software development

Android development

Linux / Embedded systems

Software testing

Data structures and algorithms

Technical leadership

C++ or Rust

Android platform

Compiler tech

Graphics tech

Embedded systems

Photography

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering/CS

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 well beyond web search.

We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas across the full-stack and are eager to tackle new problems. Android is Google’s mobile OS powering billions of devices.