Senior Software Engineer, Android Accessibility Framework, Low Vision - $181,000 a year

Note: Google’s hybrid workplace includes remote and in-office roles. By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:

In-office locations: Mountain View, CA, USA.
Remote location(s): United States.

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures/algorithms.
3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.


Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
3 years of experience with Android application development.
3 years of experience with performance, large scale systems data analysis, visualization tools, and/or debugging.
1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
Experience developing accessible technologies.

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.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

We're passionate about helping people with disabilities access everything Android has to offer. We want all Android users, regardless of ability to independently, efficiently, and intuitively use their devices to improve their everyday lives. In this role, you will lead our efforts in the Android framework to help users with low vision. You'll solve complex technical problems that addresses the complex challenges people with disabilities encounter daily.

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.
Additional Information
(Colorado only*) Minimum salary range between $168,000 - $181,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.

Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum salary compensation range for this role when being hired into our offices in Colorado.

Responsibilities

Partner with product management to build out our low vision offerings in the framework.
Own low vision features and work with a new product manager and with UX to chart a course from where we are to a state, and provide industry-leading support to users with low vision.

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