Software Engineer, Android Build System
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
- 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms in either an academic or industry setting.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
- 2 years of experience with software development in C++ or Go, and with data structures/algorithms.
- Experience with building tools or systems for developers.
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.
Join the Android Platform Build System team to help redefine the android development experience. You will work on building, maintaining, and improving the android build system (Soong), working on technical issues like performance optimization, tool designs, faster local development, and seamless continuous integration (CI). Your work will impact thousands of engineers at Google and partners (OEMs, SoC vendors, and more). The goal is to enable fast, reliable builds with simple configuration, empowering the Android ecosystem to innovate quickly and efficiently.
Android is Google’s open-source 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.
Responsibilities
- Work on migrating Android build systems away from make, optimizing Soong to achieve significant performance improvements. Collaborate with Android teams and external partners, providing expertise and solutions to improve product build practices and performance.
- Implement enhancements to Soong's incremental analysis to significantly cut down build times and speed up developer iteration cycles.
- Optimize toolchain integration and performance for multiple languages (Rust, C/C++, Java, Kotlin, Python, Go) in the Android source, directly contributing to faster local and CI platform builds.
- Develop and maintain tooling processes for Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation and open-source license compliance, ensuring Android and partner products meet policy and compliance standards.
- Expand the capabilities and efficiency of our distributed build infrastructure by integrating and scaling more tools on remote builders.
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