Software Engineer II, Android System UI, Android
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
A reasonable entry-level position with a clear career path but limited initial prospects for salary and perks.
- Entry-level salary with room for growth
- Work with a renowned company like Google
- Scope to build Android applications
Pros
- Entry-level position with potential for growth
- Experience at a globally recognized tech company
- Diverse projects with the possibility of skill development
Cons
- Lower entry salary compared to more senior roles
- High expectations from management for rapid progress
- Limited independence and oversight initially
Who it's for
Entry Level • Primarily in-office / potential for partial remote
Good fit
- New graduates or early-career developers
- Individuals eager to learn mobile development
- Candidates interested in team collaboration
Not recommended for
- Veteran engineers seeking senior leadership roles
- Those wanting strictly remote arrangements
- Individuals unwilling to work through learning curves
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Software Engineer II, Android System UI, Android
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 1 year of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).
- 1 year of experience with data structures or algorithms.
- 1 year of experience with Android application development.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
- 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.
The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.Responsibilities
- Collaborate across key cross-functional areas to scope, design, and implement improvements to SystemUI.
- 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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