Job Title: Sr. Embedded Android UI Developer
Location: Carlsbad, CA - onsite
Duration: 9 Months Contract
EAD. But H1B s are also consider (2nd Preference)
Primary Responsibilities:
Rapidly and independently develop robust, high-performance application UI components from wireframes, prototypes, and product specifications.
Actively participate in software architecture discussions, clearly identifying technical risks, performance bottlenecks, and proposing practical solutions.
Conduct meticulous and meaningful code reviews, strictly enforcing clean code standards, architectural consistency, SOLID principles, and best practices.
Proactively integrate and validate new designs with a focus on early detection of integration issues.
Develop comprehensive verification and validation testing strategies to ensure a smooth transition to production, emphasizing testability and maintainability.
Collaborate closely and efficiently with engineering managers, software QA, and cross-functional engineering teams to swiftly diagnose, debug, and resolve product issues.
Continuously monitor, profile, and optimize application performance and resource usage, rigorously addressing RAM, memory leaks, CPU load, and UI lag.
Provide clear, structured, and actionable documentation and diagrams to ensure maintainability and clarity in post-production support.
Implements and maintains department policies and standards
Required to have a strong comfort-level communicating throughout all levels of the organization
Understand, support and execute all work according to the established procedures of the organization
Project based assignments as requested
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
Minimum of 4 years Android UI development experience, with a proven record of delivering complex UI solutions independently.
Minimum of 3 years developing Android applications using Kotlin, demonstrating deep expertise in OOP principles, coroutines, and Flow API.
Minimum of 2 years of solid production experience with AndroidX Jetpack Compose, including advanced knowledge of Compose internals, optimization techniques, recomposition analysis, and adaptive layout approaches.
Must Have & Desired Skills:
Deep understanding of performance profiling and optimization strategies (RAM, memory usage, CPU profiling, UI lag analysis).
Strong, proven experience in Test-Driven Development (TDD), unit tests, and automated UI tests, ensuring consistently high code coverage.
Demonstrated proficiency in iterative refactoring methodologies using deprecation annotations and clear migration strategies.\
Expert-level proficiency in Android Studio tooling and debugging tools, including advanced usage of hotkeys, profiling tools, and memory analysers.
Proven practical knowledge and regular application of design patterns and SOLID principles.
Ability to independently solve problems related to build processes, continuous integration, and release configurations.
Advanced knowledge of version control systems (Git, GitHub, Bitbucket), including managing complex branching strategies and integration workflows.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies, Jira, and Confluence.
Outstanding clarity and efficiency in communication, documentation writing, and architectural diagramming.
Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and pride in delivering results quickly and reliably.
Experience developing for embedded Android environments with strict performance constraints.
Familiarity with Android framework internals including NDK, JNI, HAL/HIDL, and Android Binder.
Knowledge of additional languages or technologies such as C++, Python, JSON, YAML, XML