Software Engineer, Android System UI
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Good value attributed to the competitive salary range, potential for working on leading mobile technologies, and opportunities for skill development.
- Competitive salary: $141,000–$202,000/year
- Opportunity to contribute to key Android systems
- Gain experience in cutting-edge mobile technologies
- Requires strong technical expertise in relevant areas
Pros
- Strong salary range ($141,000-$202,000/year) with additional benefits
- Chance to work on innovative systems within the Android OS
- Opportunities to lead and collaborate with diverse teams
Cons
- Requires technical proficiency in Java and Android development
- Expectations for continuous learning in a rapidly evolving field
- Possible high-pressure situations due to technical challenges
Who it's for
Mid/Senior • In-office/Hybrid
Good fit
- Mid-level software engineers in mobile development
- Candidates with a passion for Android technologies
- Professionals eager to tackle technical challenges on a large scale
Not recommended for
- New graduates without mobile or Android development experience
- Those preferring to avoid collaborative environments
- Individuals looking for exclusively back-end positions
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Software Engineer, Android System UI
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
- 2 years of experience with software development in Java.
Preferred qualifications:
- 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.
- Experience developing accessible technologies.
- Experience with Android application development.
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.
As a Software Engineer on the System UI team, you will have the opportunity to engineer the core experiences and underlying systems of the Android OS. You'll handle technical tests in areas like seamless application launching, navigation, and personalization features, and the implementation of components like wallpapers, notifications, widgets and shortcuts. Your work will focus on delivering a fluid, intelligent, and adaptable UI, emphasizing technical quality, performance, and the overall user experience. Develop feature in core system applications, contributing to the Android Framework components that support them, and improve the developer experiences for applications developers that build for Android. You will work on the Android Launcher, the home screen and main entry point for users interacting with their phones.
Android is Google’s 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.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate across key cross-functional areas to scope, design, and implement improvements to SystemUI and Android's Launcher.
- Work across several engineering teams to help them integrate and understand the core API surfaces and improve their implementations.
- Work with our developer relations and product team to improve our developer experiences for first and third party apps.
- Advise external partners on integrating new Launcher features into their products.
- Comply with all company health and safety policies, procedures, and legal requirements.
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