Staff Software Engineer, Android Growth Systems and App Foundations
Sourced from Google's careers site · Posting last seen November 1, 2026
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 Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects.
- Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.
- Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
- Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
- Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large-scale software solutions.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in software development.
- 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
- 5 years of experience with Android application development.
- 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
- 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
- 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.
- Experience with modern Android development: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Material Design.
Additional Information
In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.Skills
- software development
- testing
- software product launches
- Android application development
- software design
- software architecture
- technical leadership
- team coaching
- project prioritization
- deadline management
- software design and development
- software testing
- software deployment
- software maintenance
- Master’s degree
- PhD
- engineering
- computer science
- data structures
- algorithms
- project team leadership
- technical direction
- complex organizations
- cross-functional projects
- cross-business projects
- Android
- Kotlin
- Jetpack Compose
- Material Design
- mobile applications
Summary
Lead and deliver large-scale Android software projects, guiding engineers and coordinating priorities, timelines, design, testing, and deployment.
Job title
Staff Software Engineer, Android Growth Systems and App Foundations
Experience level
8+ years
Minimum experience
3+ years
Industry
software
Location
London, UK · On-site
Salary
Pay not disclosed by employer
Visa sponsorship
Company has sponsored H-1B before
Management role
Yes
- Oct 24, 2026 First posted
- Oct 24, 2026 Live now
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- Oct 24, 2026 First posted
- Oct 24, 2026 Live now
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