Technical Lead, Messages, Android Wear
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Lead the development of Google Messages on Android Wear, architect the full application stack, and collaborate with Wear OS platform teams to deliver messaging features at scale. You will mentor engineers, review code, and shape API design while driving performance and reliability for millions of Wear OS users. This role requires strong Android development experience, Kotlin/Java proficiency, and leadership in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
Technical Lead, Messages, Android Wear
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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.
- 3 years of experience writing code in Kotlin or Java.
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.
- Experience developing accessible technologies.
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 manage information at a 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.In this role, you will join us in building a delightful and reliable messaging experience for the millions of people that love an Android device on their wrist as messages has more than a billion monthly active users who expect to continue to communicate with ease while on the go. You will contribute to the incredible growth of the wearable market as some of the world's largest manufacturers build watches powered by Wear OS. You will work on next-generation devices to build new features, optimize performance, and influence product direction.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with product managers and UX designers to scope and build new features.
- Architect the full application stack, including UX, database, and system performance.
- Influence the design of new APIs by collaborating with the Wear OS platform team.
- Build solutions for carrier and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partner requirements through direct interaction.
- Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices.
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