Software Engineer, Mobile Performance

Role Overview

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.

We're looking for engineers who are excited by having an outsized impact on the world through mobile and infrastructure development. People on our team frequently work cross-functionally and across languages, and paradigms. In this role, you will architect and deliver cutting-edge optimization infrastructure to elevate system health metrics across all first-party application teams, directly enhancing the user experience for billions globally.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain agentic end-to-end benchmarking pipelines and diagnostic tooling to track, reproduce, and guard against performance regressions.
• Leverage AI to profile traces to diagnose memory, and cpu bottlenecks, identifying high-impact optimization opportunities.
• Improve the overall user experience by improving efficiency of applications by reducing memory, jank and execution runtimes.
• Partner closely with 1P Apps (Search, YouTube, Geo) and other Infrastructure teams to design centralized solutions.

Requirements & Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of Android application development experience.
• 5 years of experience in coding with Kotlin and Java.
• 3 years of working experience with performance and memory.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• 5 years of experience working with two or more from the following: Android development, Machine learning, Performance Optimizations.
• 5 years of experience in one or more of the following: test automation, refactoring code, test-driven development, build infrastructure, optimizing software, debugging, building tools and testing frameworks

Application Instructions

Apply directly on Google Careers at Software Engineer, Mobile Performance↗.

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Note: In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:Health, dental, vision, life, disability insuranceRetirement Benefits: 401(k) with company matchPaid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employmentSick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeksBaby Bonding Leave: 18 weeksHolidays: 13 paid days per yearIn most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.