Software Engineer, Android Platform, Google Beam
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- Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
- Paid 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 employment
- Sick 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 weeks
- Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience with android platform, systems, or application development.
- Experience with core operating systems (OS) concepts.
- Experience with networking protocols and configuration.
- Experience in software development with one or more general-purpose programming languages (e.g., Java, C++, Kotlin).
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Experience shipping consumer electronics devices.
- Experience with low-level peripheral configuration and hardware-software integration.
- Experience with accessibility standards and implementation in android.
- Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
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.
Beam is redefining the boundaries of human connection through three-dimensional video technology. By creating immersive, life-sized communication experiences, we are making the distance between people disappear. As a Software Engineer on the Beam team, you will sit at the intersection of innovative three-dimensional computer goals and the android ecosystem.
This role presents unique engineering issues that go beyond standard application development. You will be tasked with optimizing the android operating system to manage high-bandwidth, low-latency three-dimensional video streams. This involves deep-stack systems programming, custom networking configurations, and fine-tuning hardware abstraction layers to ensure a seamless, "being there" experience. You will work on the core platform that powers our hardware, ensuring that the android operating system is lean, performant, and perfectly calibrated for the future of spatial communication.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software.
- Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
- Control device hardware peripherals and improve networking configurations for 3D video streaming.
- Manage platform startup stability and health monitoring systems.
- Participate in design reviews, code reviews, documentation, and triage processes to ensure high-quality software standards.
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