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We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Staff Engineer to join our Android development team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance Android applications. This role requires a deep understanding of Android architecture, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to lead and mentor a team of engineers.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Android applications.
- Lead and mentor a team of Android engineers, providing technical guidance and support.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features. - Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
- Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs to improve application performance.
- Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.
- Contribute to the development of best practices and coding standards.
- Participate in code reviews to maintain high standards of code quality.
- Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to deliver a seamless user experience.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.
Basic Qualification
-8+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 5
years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2
years of work experience with a PhD, OR 11+ years of relevant work
experience.
-Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related
field. - 7+ years of professional experience in Android development.
-Strong proficiency in Java and Kotlin.
-Deep understanding of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to
deal with different screen sizes.
-Experience with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end
services.
-Strong understanding of Android design principles, patterns, and best
practices.
-Understanding of iOS design principles, patterns, and best practices.
-Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning.
-Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications.
-Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git, Bitbucket
-Experience with application distribution via Google Play
-Experience the distribution of SDK via maven and other ways
-Experience with continuous integration and automated testing.
-Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
-Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualification
-9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or
more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters,
MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
-Experience with Android Jetpack components.
-Experience with building and distribution of SDKs
-Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development processes.
-Experience with mobile CI/CD pipelines.
-Knowledge of mobile security best practices.
-Contributions to open-source Android projects.
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.