Software Engineer, Android Native Tools and Libraries
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience with software development in the C/C++ programming language.
- 1 year of experience in low level programming in C or C++.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
- 2 years of experience with data structures or algorithms in either an academic or industry setting.
- Experience with Android platform development.
- Experience with performance profiling tools (simpleperf, perf, perfetto, pprof).
- Understanding of debugging techniques and tools.
- Familiarity with binary file formats and tools (e.g., ELF, DWARF, linker) and with open-source projects like LLVM and the linux kernel.
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 Android Native Tools and Libraries team provides robust and performant foundational tools for C/C++ and Rust developers across the Android ecosystem. We are responsible for the development and maintenance of the Clang and Rust toolchains, the Bionic C library, and the Scudo memory allocator. Our purview also extends to the dynamic linker and essential system libraries like libunwindstack and debuggerd, alongside profiling tools such as simpleperf.
These tools are paramount for ensuring optimal performance, enhancing security, and enabling a wide array of Systems features within Android. By building and maintaining these core components, we directly impact other crucial areas of the stack, including field tracing and telemetry, and facilitate in-depth system health investigations.
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
- Develop and implement new features for core Android system tools, including debuggerd, libunwindstack, the dynamic linker, and simpleperf.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and contributing to the teams technical roadmap.
- Collaborate with other Android platform teams to identify and address critical system-level issues.
- Debug and triage issues reported by internal and external users and drive appropriate resolution.
- Maintain high quality by improving tests, benchmarks, and fuzzing.
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