Senior Software Engineer, Mobile, Android
Company: Google
Locations: Durham, North Carolina, United States; Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Salary: $174K – $252K a year
Work arrangement: On-site
Employment type: Full-time
Experience: 5-10 years
Education: bachelor degree, postgraduate degree
Posted: 2026-11-11
Responsibilities
The engineer will write and test system code while participating in design reviews to ensure high-quality software development. They are also responsible for triaging product issues, debugging system errors, and maintaining documentation to support service operations.
Requirements
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of programming experience in Java, Kotlin, or C++. Additionally, the role requires 3 years of experience in Android application development and large-scale system design.
Skills
- Java
- Kotlin
- C++
- Android application development
- Software architecture
- Data structures
- Algorithms
- Technical leadership
- Distributed computing
- Information retrieval
- Security
- Artificial intelligence
- Natural language processing
- UI design
- Networking
- Data storage
Benefits
- Bonus target
- Equity
- Health insurance
About this role
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
* 5 years of experience programming in Java, Kotlin, or C++.
* 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products,
and 1 year of experience with large-scale application design and
architecture.
* 3 years of experience with android application development.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
* 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
* 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
* Experience developing accessible technologies.
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.
Application Instructions: In most instances, this position requires in-person
interviews as part of the hiring process.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,
experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google
[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Write and test 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.
About Google
Software Development · 10,001+ employees · headquartered in Mountain View, CA