Software engineer II, Kotlin Compiler, Android

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience with software development in Java programming language.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year of experience with software development in Kotlin programming language.
• 1 years of experience with compiler engineering and static analysis.
• 1 year of experience with data structures or algorithms.

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 team is building the compiler producing DEX code for Android managed applications. This optimizing compiler is responsible for generating code for all apps running on more than three billion devices. Developers use a mix of Kotlin and Java code requiring the team to be on top of supporting the latest versions of these languages.

We produce both an optimizing compiler with focus on generating small and efficient code for release applications and a non-optimizing compiler supporting precise source level debugging of Kotlin and Java. The optimizing compiler supports all Android development with focus on making modern Android apps using features like JetPack Compose perform efficiently.

The optimizing compiler is closely integrated with the Android resource system enabling optimizations which spans code and data.

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

• Build out new features in the Kotlin Compiler, Android Studio and other related tooling to make Android developers using Kotlin even more productive.
• Maintain and develop existing Google owned features in the Kotlin Compiler.
• Collaborate effectively with multiple teams, inside and outside of Google.