Senior Software Engineer, Android Pixel Photos

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming

languages.

• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products,

and 1 year of experience with large scale application design and

architecture.

• 3 years of experience with Android application development.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.

• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.

• Ability to help/mentor others, working as a team, and creating

psychologically safe spaces.

• Excellent investigative skills, especially as it relates to reviewing AI

generated code.

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.

You may have seen some of our Pixel hero work like (in addition to the numerous

Pixel improvements we've made under the hood):

• Best Take that allows easily adjusting facial expressions in group shots so

the users can always capture that perfect moment.

• Video Boost that uses Google’s cloud to process users’ recordings to turn

them into high-quality videos.

• Audio Magic Eraser that uses AI to remove annoying audio distractions from

videos, allowing users to focus on the sounds that matter.

Besides having a passion for building polished and innovative features that push

the boundaries of what's possible, we are known for having a positive team

spirit, a safe environment where all ideas and voices are welcomed!

Google Photos is a photo sharing and storage service developed by Google. Photos

is one of the most sought after products at Google and is looking for both

client-side (web and mobile), with server-side (search, storage, serving) and

machine intelligence (learning, computer vision) Software Engineers. We are

dedicated to making Google experiences centered around the user.Individual pay

is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant

education or training.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

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

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ideate and build new Photos features that make use of the latest Pixel

capabilities and hardware.

• Design and implement new frameworks that help Pixel and Photos engineers

operate in this shared space.

• Advise on projects with your technical expertise.
• Make use of AI in ways that help both development and the product in a

responsible way.