Senior Software Engineer, Software Development Kit

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• 2 years of experience with Android development.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience in software development, with a focus on large-scale distributed systems and data pipelines.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 2 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.
• Experience with Android development or the Android ecosystem.

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.

In this role, you will own the internal tooling and workflows for Software Development Kit (SDK) remediation, ensuring issues are swiftly addressed and communicated to affected app developers.

You will directly contribute to the program's objectives of reducing app rejections, accelerating critical updates, and enhancing proactive issue detection, embodying the principles of Transparency by Design and Developer Empowerment.

Android is Google’s mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.

Responsibilities

• Drive the technical goals and strategy for the SDK Behavior Standards and Tooling (BeST) team. Lead the architectural design and evolution of scalable, high-performance systems for capturing, standardizing, and delivering SDK behavior metadata.
• Design and implement cross-platform integrations for critical developer surfaces, such as Android Studio and the SDK Catalog.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration. Guide the development and maintenance of internal tooling and automated workflows for the SDK Safety Program's remediation process, including issue notification, fix tracking, and developer communication.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., Product, Policy, and Engineering) to deliver solutions that significantly reduce app rejections, accelerate critical updates, and enhance proactive issue detection across the Android ecosystem.
• Drive the adoption of best practices in software development, system design, and operational excellence.