Lead Android Developer

Overview

Remote
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2

Skills

Kotlin / Android
GitHub Actions
SDK development

Job Details

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Android Software Engineer for the team. Team exists to enable the collection of clickstream analytics data from our various properties, including both web and mobile applications. This group designs and builds the SDKs and backend services that power and facilitate our ability to understand our customers, allowing us to provide increasingly better experiences for them. We strive to make the collection of this data easier and more robust for others throughout the organization by enabling our engineers to think outside the box to solve big and complex problems.

Key Responsibilities

- Technical lead for the design and implementation of large and/or architecturally significant applications

- Collaborate with designers & product managers to iterate on the design & implementation of our product

- Work with Backend Engineers to build and ship features

- Design a framework for creating user apps that grows with the needs of the company

- Monitor app performance, watch for traffic drops related to site usability problems & rectify the issues

- Review app and feature code, and plan future app upgrades with the development team

- Assist in the development of features that will be put on the mobile app & in internal applications

- Implement responsible design principles to ensure that our app renders well on most devices and is accessible

- Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies

- Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Note to Vendors

- Demonstrated technical leadership experience

- Strong experience using Kotlin

- Strong analytical problem-solving skills

- Experience with modern Android libraries and tooling

- Detail oriented, works well in a team and individually

- Self-starter with strong initiative and ability to work under pressure

- Understanding of the entire mobile development process (design, development, testing and releases)

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to prioritize work and complete tasks with quick turnaround times

- Excellent organizational, time, and project management skills

- Business-minded approach to time, costs, and deadlines