Technical Lead, Minor and Child Protections

Google • Mountain View, CA

15h

About The Position

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.

Transform Google’s approach to minor and child protections by establishing a flexible, auditable, and scalable infrastructure. Through modular components, granular signals, and an adaptable framework for supervision, MKI provides age-appropriate compliance that evolves with global regulations, optimizing user experiences for minor accounts across the Google ecosystem.

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience with full stack development, across back-end such as Java, Python, Golang, or C++ codebases, and front-end experience including JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS or equivalent.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.
• 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience with the Android operating system, internal frameworks, or the Android developer ecosystem.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
• Experience developing accessible technologies.
• Familiarity with the kids & families domain, including global regulatory environments (e.g., COPPA, age of consent regulations) and their technical implications.
• Ability to navigate high levels of ambiguity and lead cross-functional collaboration with product, policy, and UX stakeholders to drive long-term technical strategy.
• Technical expertise in Google-specific stacks such as server platform, Apps Framework, ACE, or Android Identity/OOBE.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Work in a frontend codebase of Typescript/JavaScript, and Java in the backend.
• Build front-end feature requests, make a goal, and define and execute a development plan.
• Work well as a team, review teammates’ code, participate in team activities (e.g., bug triage, feature design), mentor and coach others, write documentation, and share your knowledge with the wider engineering organization.
• Work with cross-functional partners such as UX/UX Researcher (UXR), product managers, engineering productivity, and program management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level