Senior Software Engineer, Mobile, Voice Search

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. Voice is a very important way for users to express their information needs in Google. In this team, we take care of the Voice Search experience, from the start of the voice query on the user's preferred client until its proper understanding on backend. We aim to bring the whole experience to the next level by using models for both understanding and answering users, and improving the user interface. In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

Design, review, implement, and launch robust client-side features for Voice Search across Android and iOS platforms. Drive the technical direction and system architecture for mobile Voice Search, while advocating engineering best practices, testing standards, and code quality. Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, acting as a multiplier to level up the team's mobile development expertise. Work closely with Product, UX, and backend/AI/quality teams to iterate on product designs, establish the trajectory for voice features, and smoothly integrate server-side AI services. Run live experiments to test hypotheses, analyzing telemetry and A/B data, and driving data-backed strategic conclusions. Profile and optimize mobile application performance, with a relentless focus on reducing user latency, optimizing network usage, and improving the overall app reliability.

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 a related technical field. 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms. 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role. Experience leading technical projects or driving system architecture for mobile applications. Experience developing accessible technologies.