Senior Staff Software Engineer, Gemini Mobile App

Google
Mountain View, California, United States · San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-time$262,000–$364,000Posted Sep 14, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching

software products.

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.
  • 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams

and setting technical direction.

  • 3 years of experience working in a structured organization involving

cross-functional, or cross-business projects.

  • Excellent leader and communicator, with demonstrated talent at building

strong collaborative partnerships with great communication skills.

ABOUT THE JOB:

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative

inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional

interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex

global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of

users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific

discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer

diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to

achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

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

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $262000 - $364000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

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

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Deliver compelling new features for Gemini's applications efficiently,

prioritizing both performance and seamless user experiences.

  • Drive collaboration with cross-functional teams (design, product, modeling

specialists) to translate user needs into intuitive, valuable app features

within the Gemini ecosystem.

  • Design and implement app functionality that is easy to scale. Enforce

development best practices and optimization in the day to day work.

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

timelines. Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver compelling new features for Gemini's applications efficiently, prioritizing both performance and seamless user experiences.
  • Drive collaboration with cross-functional teams (design, product, modeling specialists) to translate user needs into intuitive, valuable app features within the Gemini ecosystem.
  • Design and implement app functionality that is easy to scale. Enforce development best practices and optimization in the day to day work.
  • Facilitate alignment and clarity across teams on goals, outcomes, and timelines. Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in software development.
  • 5 years of experience with design and architecture; and testing/launching software products.
  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field is preferred.
  • 8 years of experience with data structures and algorithms is preferred.
  • 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction is preferred.
  • 3 years of experience working in a structured organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects is preferred.
  • Excellent leader and communicator, with demonstrated talent at building strong collaborative partnerships with great communication skills.

Benefits

  • 25% bonus target
  • equity
  • comprehensive benefits package

Skills mentioned

Mobile DevelopmentAndroid DevelopmentAndroid SDKKotlinJavaSystem DesignPerformance OptimizationSoftware TestingDebuggingGit

About Google

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