Senior Software Engineer, Developer and Agent Experience

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.

The Developer and Agent Experience team is on a mission to revolutionize how developers on Android, Chrome, and ChromeOS build and ship products.

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.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Go, Python), with 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
• 3 years of experience building scalable backend systems or CI/CD pipelines.
• 2 years of experience testing, launching software products, and building developer tools that improve developer velocity, code quality and code health (e.g., compilers, automated releases, code design and testing, test automation frameworks).

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 building developer tools or large-scale automation systems.
• Passion for improving developer productivity and experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of complex software and AI-driven systems to enhance developer workflows, influencing beyond your individual contributions.
• Scope ambiguous problems, research potential solutions, and propose designs that consider both immediate needs and long-term system health.
• Collaborate effectively with Engineers, Product Managers, and UX Researchers across Android, Chrome, and other teams to understand pain points, gather requirements, and drive adoption of new solutions.
• Architect and build robust, scalable, and maintainable AI Software Engineering Agents and platform components and serve as a technical leader and "go-to" person for specific areas of expertise within the team.
• Analyze and improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of developer tools and agentic systems, making data-driven decisions.