Software Engineer, Android Flagging Infrastructure, Android

About the position

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. Android is Google’s open-source 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

• Design and implement new functionality in Android Platform, in a combination of Java, Rust, and C++, to enable additional flagging use-cases or improve existing user-journeys.
• Improve server infrastructure used to control the build time and runtime values of flags.
• Influence the policies that govern when and how flags should be used to gate Android software changes.
• Collect and analyze data that gives us insights on adoption and performance of the flagging infrastructure.
• Seek feedback from client teams on the ergonomics of our infrastructure and APIs, identify developers's needs, and advocate for those needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with developing infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.
• 2 years of experience in Java, Mobile App Development, Android.
• 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms in either an academic or industry setting.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in developing Android Platform code, Android apps, or defining mobile APIs.
• Experience in building server-side infrastructure.
• Experience in designing and building tools for developers.
• Experience with flagging and experimentation systems.
• Experience in data processing/data analysis.
• Experience with software release processes.

Benefits

• 401k
• health_insurance
• dental_insurance
• vision_insurance
• life_insurance
• disability_insurance
• paid_holidays
• paid_volunteer_time
• tuition_reimbursement
• employee_stock_purchase_plan
• performance_bonus
• sign_on_bonus
• flexible_scheduling
• professional_development
• wellness_programs