Senior Software Engineer - Android Developer Console

Staff Software Engineer, Android Developer Console, Google Play

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
• 5 years of experience with testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with coding in Java and Dart.
• Experience in leading and delivering full-stack engineering projects.
• Experience in designing and building complex and large systems.
• Experience in hiring and growing a new team and managing a small team of software engineers.

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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

As a Technical Lead Manager for the Android Developer Console (ADC), you will lead the transition of the open Android ecosystem toward a new era of verifiable trust and accountability. You will partner closely with multiple teams across the ecosystem to build exceptional developer registration, verification, and programmatic API infrastructure. Your leadership will be pivotal in building the trust infrastructure needed to evolve our ecosystem and an accountable landscape that protects billions of users.

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

• Own the technical strategy, scoping, and outcomes to expand Android Developer Console (ADC) features and capabilities.
• Provide technical and strategic leadership for developer-facing products.
• Participate in the full life-cycle of new modules/features like shaping product strategy, understanding product requirements, and contributing to system design. Coach and mentor software engineers to implement and land these features.
• Manage a small team reporting to you, including staffing, career and performance management, and fostering group dynamics to accomplish the team's mission.
• Represent the team to other teams at Google finding collaborative ways to achieve shared goals.

Experience Level

Senior Level