Google is looking to improve the overall quality of Chrome on macOS, including performance, platform integration, and user experience, and to develop new features and support feature development driven by other groups within Chrome.
Requirements
- 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages and with data structures/algorithms.
- 3 years of experience testing, maintaining or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
- 3 years of experience building developer tools (e.g., compilers, automated releases, code design and testing, test automation frameworks).
- Experience developing a client application for macOS, Windows, Linux or iOS.
- Experience with platform integration on macOS.
- Experience on open-source projects.
- Experience with C++ or Objective-C.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to platform integration, including tying in with new and existing OS features, interfacing with OS-specific services and matching general “fit and finish” expectations for consistency on the platform.
- Improve Chrome’s speed and responsiveness as well as reduce power consumption.
- Improve the Mac integration with Chrome’s “Views” cross-platform toolkit layer.
- Drive user retention and growth through targeted changes that improve the user experience.
- Participate in an open-source community where bug reports and code contributions may come from people external to Google.
- Do engineering work to improve performance and platform integration, to fix Mac-specific issues, and to adapt cross-platform features and toolkits to work well on the Mac.
- Do new feature development and support feature development driven by other groups within Chrome on their Mac design and implementation work.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- US base salary range for this full-time position is $166,000-$244,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.
- Must be willing to work in an open-source community where bug reports and code contributions may come from people external to Google.
- Must be willing to participate in an environment that is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
- Must complete our Accommodations for Applicants form if you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation.
