### Minimum qualifications: ### * Bachelor-s degree or equivalent practical experience. * 2 years of experience with Android application development. * 2 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree. * Experience programming in Java or Kotlin. ### Preferred qualifications: ### * Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fields. * 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms. * Experience developing accessible technologies. * Experience with Kotlin, Java, TypeScript or JavaScript. * Experience with Android. ### About the job ### 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. Join the Google Messages team and build a delightful, reliable communication experience for more than a billion monthly active users. The messaging space is seeing tremendous growth. In this role, you will be at the forefront, creating the platform that will define its future.The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, appli...