Software Engineer III, Android Launcher

Google • Operating Systems • Streaming & OTT Platforms • Bachelor's Degree • Kotlin • 1 day ago

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Salary

≈ $35k – $79k per year (Estimated)

Location

In office (Kraków)

Seniority

Middle · 2+ years exp

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 26, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 23, 2026.

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Google

Google is an American technology company founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin and now the principal subsidiary of Alphabet, headquartered in Mountain View, California. It operates the world's dominant search engine and the advertising system built around it, along with YouTube, Android, Chrome, Gmail, Maps, Workspace and Google Cloud, reaching billions of users across nearly every internet-connected market. The company designs its own silicon in the Tensor Processing Unit line, develops the Gemini foundation models through Google DeepMind, and derives most of its revenue from advertising while cloud has become its fastest growing segment.

google.com • HQ: Mountain View, United States • Streaming & OTT Platforms • Consumer Internet Groups • Foundation Models • Operating Systems • Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS) • Video & Photo Sharing • Advertising • Search Engines • 11-50 employees • Est. 1998

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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 Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Poland: zł280000 - zł287000 (PLN) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

Design, implement, and launch new features for the Android Overview experience, such as enhanced drag and drop, pagination, and multi-display support.
Analyze and improve the performance, responsiveness, and memory footprint of Overview features within Launcher.
Contribute to the ongoing architectural modernization of Launcher, including adopting Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) and integrating Jetpack Compose for User Interface (UI) development.
Collaborate with UX/UI designers, product managers, and engineers across Launcher and Android Platform to define and build multitasking solutions.
Develop and improve testing infrastructure and practices to ensure the stability and quality of Overview features, including addressing test flakiness.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
2 years of experience with Android application development.

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields.
2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
Experience developing accessible technologies.

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