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Mobile Android Engineer Google Photos

147K–210K
Onsite · San Jose, California
Posted August 11, 2026
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Overview

Design and ship high‑performance Android applications for Google Photos at scale. Own the full‑stack development lifecycle from ideation to deployment while collaborating across cross‑functional teams. This role drives innovation in mobile experiences and impacts billions of users worldwide.

What You'll Do9

  • 1Build native Android features using Kotlin and modern frameworks
  • 2Review peer code and enforce style guidelines for maintainability
  • 3Document APIs and internal tools to improve knowledge sharing
  • 4Triage production incidents and debug complex system failures
  • 5Lead architecture discussions for scalable mobile services
  • 6Drive performance improvements through profiling and optimization
  • 7Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in testing
  • 8Participate in design reviews to evaluate emerging technologies
  • 9Contribute to open‑source projects that support Google's mobile ecosystem

Requirements10

  • 15+ years building Android apps with Kotlin and Jetpack components
  • 22 years experience with performance tuning and system diagnostics
  • 32 years developing accessible mobile interfaces
  • 42 years working with data visualization or analytics libraries
  • 52 years implementing algorithmic solutions for large datasets
  • 61 year experience with CI/CD pipelines for mobile releases
  • 7Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field preferred
  • 8PhD in a technical discipline acceptable
  • 9Proficiency in Kubernetes for backend orchestration
  • 10Expertise in AWS services for cloud scalability

Salary Insight

$147 - $210k per year

Location

Typeonsite
LocationSan Jose, California

Required Skills

JavaKotlinAndroid application developmentPerformance analysisSystems data analysisVisualization toolsDebuggingData structuresAlgorithmsAccessible technologiesSoftware test engineering
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