Staff Software Engineer, Android Growth Systems and App Foundations

Google

Sourced from Google's careers site · Posting last seen November 1, 2026

London, UK on site Full time 3+ years exp Company has sponsored H-1B before Posted October 24, 2026
Job description

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
About this role

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

Posting history
  1. Oct 24, 2026 First posted
  2. Oct 24, 2026 Live now

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