CareerPlan

Staff Software Engineer, Android Infrastructure

USAFull-time$207k2026-10-14 → 2026-11-09

Core

Drive application and mobile infrastructure and quality as a platform to improve consistency, scalability, and developer velocity for the Google Home ecosystem.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer, Android Infrastructure

Builds

Automated, self-service infrastructure delivery for vertical teams and major launches within the Google Home ecosystem.

Domain

Smart Home / IoT / Mobile Infrastructure

Deliverable

infrastructure

Required skills

Android systems architecture, full-stack development (Java, Python, Golang, C++, JavaScript, TypeScript), software design and architecture, automated regression testing, deployment pipelines, on-call operations, large-scale technical migrations.

Preferred skills

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering/CS, technical lead and architect experience, mentoring senior engineers, managing complex system health issues, implementing automated regression testing, smart-home technologies (Matter, Thread, BLE).

Technologies

Android, Java, Python, Golang, C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Matter, Thread, BLE

Responsibilities

Lead engineering efforts to eliminate crashes and improve state-sync latency; monitor and improve application latency, memory footprint, and crash-free user rates; guide migration to the Google Home Platform and deprecate legacy systems; oversee deployment pipelines, build and release flags, and on-call operations; move the organization toward automated, self-service infrastructure delivery.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with significant mentorship and architectural leadership