Technical Lead Software Engineer, ChromeOS Web Platform

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• Experience working collaboratively on projects and with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience developing web applications, Android apps, and/or native desktop applications.
  
• Experience developing operating systems and system software.
  
• Understanding of operating system development, the web and Android development landscape and a passion for driving innovation.

About the job

In this role, you will enable third-party developers to build successful applications for ChromeOS that take full advantage of Google's AI capabilities and ChromeOS’s unique and powerful features.

Chrome OS delivers quality computing at scale to provide universal and unfettered access to information, entertainment, and tools. Our mission is to empower anyone to create and access information freely through fast, secure, simple, and intelligent computing.

Responsibilities

• Drive the design and implementation of major components of the application platform and work closely with less experienced engineers to help them contribute. Collaborate with cross-functional team members to prioritize, plan and scope these projects and to develop product strategy and roadmap.
  
• Design and implement platform foundations including the components required to build, install, test, run, configure and monitor applications on ChromeOS.
  
• Design, implement, and extend web APIs to power new use cases (e.g., access to system services, background mode, AI acceleration, etc.).
  
• Collaborate with the technical lead manager and other senior team members as a tech lead, helping to mentor, grow, and develop the team.