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Senior Software Engineer, Android Pixel Photos

mountain view, CA

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About this opportunity

Google lists this Senior Software Engineer, Android Pixel Photos opportunity in mountain view, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment

Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance

Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA .

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: $ - $ (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + 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.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

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Worksite address

mountain view, CA, 94039, US

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