Staff Software Engineer, Pixel

Google
San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-time$207,000–$300,000Posted Sep 2, 2026

About the role

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.
  • Experience with prototyping.

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 working in a complex, matrixed organization involving

cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

  • Experience with android mobile app development (e.g., Kotlin, Java).
  • Experience in Rust programming.

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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and

timelines.

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software

solutions.

  • Architect and develop end-to-end proof-of-concept Pixel experiences.
  • Partner closely with UX Research, Product Management, Hardware Engineering,

and other Android teams to translate ambiguous product concepts into

prototypes.

  • Advocate the transition of successful prototypes into mainline development.

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines.
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance large scale software solutions.
  • Architect and develop end-to-end proof-of-concept Pixel experiences.
  • Partner closely with UX Research, Product Management, Hardware Engineering, and other Android teams to translate ambiguous product concepts into prototypes.
  • Advocate the transition of successful prototypes into mainline development.

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.
  • Experience with prototyping.
  • 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 working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

Benefits

  • 20% bonus target
  • equity
  • comprehensive benefits package

Skills mentioned

Android DevelopmentMobile DevelopmentAndroid SDKKotlinJavaRustSoftware TestingSystem DesignDistributed SystemsPerformance Optimization

About Google

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