Historical snapshotsenior (5+ yrs)Captured Oct 27, 2026, 1:14 a.m.

Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Databases, Platforms and Devices

Google

Location
Mountain View, CA, United States · Onsite
Compensation
$174,000 - $252,000 USD annually
Employment
Not stated
Experience level
SENIOR (5+ years exp)
Specialization
Software Engineer, Google
Source
Google

Role Overview

The Android Partner Engineering team supports the growth of Android, Play and TV ecosystems across multiple surfaces by enabling our partners to develop innovative, fresh, healthy, and secure devices.

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.

Requirements & Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience programming in Java.
  • 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
  • 3 years of experience developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, or experience with compute technologies, storage or hardware architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or 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.

Application Instructions

Apply directly on Google Careers at Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Databases, Platforms and Devices.

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Note: In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.