Software Engineer, Android Platform, Google Beam at Google
Seattle, WA
$147,000–$211,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role sits within Google's Beam team, which is building 3D video communication hardware. The work centers on low-level Android platform engineering — optimizing the OS for high-bandwidth, low-latency 3D video streams, configuring custom networking, tuning hardware abstraction layers, and maintaining platform startup stability. It suits a mid-level engineer with hands-on Android systems or platform development experience rather than typical app development.
Mid level · 2+ years · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,900 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (mobile application developers). range 1,000–2,500
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $217,796 (middle half $177,469–$231,052). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting lists three possible work locations: Mountain View, CA; San Francisco, CA; and Seattle, WA. Mountain View (San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CBSA) is listed first and is the primary Google Beam site, so it is used as the primary CBSA.
The minimum degree requirement is a Bachelor's in CS or a related field, but the JD explicitly accepts 'equivalent practical experience' as a substitute, so the degree requirement is set to None.
Java, C++, and Kotlin are listed together as interchangeable language options under the required qualifications; Java is used as the primary name with C++ and Kotlin as alternatives. Kotlin and C++ are also surfaced separately as preferred skills given their specific relevance to Android platform work called out in the preferred section and responsibilities.
The role carries a 15% bonus target plus equity on top of the stated $147,000–$211,000 salary range; bonus and equity are not captured in the compensation fields.
Google's internal framing labels this role 'Mid' (explicitly stated in the posting header), and the 2-year minimum experience requirement is consistent with that band.
'Consumer electronics' and 'hardware-software integration' appear only under Preferred qualifications, as does 'accessibility (Android)' — all are marked preferred accordingly.
'Networking protocols' is listed as a required qualification but is a broad capability rather than a named protocol stack; no more specific technology is named in the JD.
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