The Wear SysUI team aims to raise the quality of the core user experience on smartwatch devices by investing in long-term architectural health and developer efficiency. They identify and work on impactful pain points for the broader WatchSW organization, including modernization, migration to latest platforms and technologies, scaling release and automation, and making components self-service.
Requirements
- 5 years of experience with software development in one or more system programming languages (Java, C/C++, Rust, Python, Go or similar).
- 5 years of experience with data structures or algorithms.
- Experience with Android or other mobile platforms.
- Experience with Android framework development.
- Experience building full-stack Android applications, ranging from building user interfaces to low-level Android libraries.
- Experience with microcontroller or embedded systems architectures.
- Familiarity with software engineering and system design.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development of new features.
- Develop code for significant components within the Wear OS SysUI team.
- Enhance the notifications stack components to better integrate with Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
- Build accompanying tools, tests, utilities and telemetry.
- Improve the quality, functionality and security of Wear OS SysUI by fixing bugs found during development, user trials and field use.
- Drive the fundamental technical and visual direction of the watch, including investigation and the option of new technologies such as Compose.
- Handle not only the UI but underlying business logic, power and performance optimization, APIs, and app integration.
Other
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is $166,000-$244,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.
