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.

Our mission is to empower individuals to achieve their fitness and health aspirations through revolutionary AI coaching. By leveraging LLM technology and analyzing data streamed from smart trackers, we are committed to developing and delivering an intelligent, personalized, and motivating experience that seamlessly integrates into every user's journey, from backend systems to intuitive frontend interactions.

In this role, you will help users discover the opportunities and personalized gains available through a Premium subscription, ensuring they can fully leverage our most advanced features to reach their goals.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain scalable services and APIs using Java and Google’s infrastructure to support Fitbit Premium.

• Take end-to-end responsibility for the software development lifecycle, from ideation, technical design and implementation to testing and operational maintenance.

• Partner with product managers and mobile engineers to define API specifications and ensure seamless feature integration within the Fitbit app.

• Conceptualize and implement technical solutions that surface the value of Premium features and coaching to drive subscription growth.

• Analyze complex challenges, write maintainable code, and monitor service performance to ensure high availability and low latency.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.

• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.

• Experience in the Java programming language.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.

• 5 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.

• 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role.

• Ability to build large, high-performance, scalable distributed systems.