Android Developer IV - Seth Winters

Job Summary: Principal Android Engineer to work on mission-critical projects contributing commitment of building and expanding intelligent WIFI capabilities. As a member of the wireless engineering organization, you’ll be required to work in an agile team environment where professional respect and communication is key. Because we work on the cutting edge of a lot of technologies, we need someone who is a creative problem solver, resourceful in getting things done, and productive working independently or collaboratively. You must be fun, energetic, outgoing, and willing to go the extra mile for your teammates. Major Duties And Responsibilities The Principal Android Engineer will own the high-level design, development, integration, documentation, and troubleshooting of our Device Software Engineering applications in addition to new technology projects involving Android. You should have a real passion for the latest technology trends and be willing to share new technology opportunities with the broader team. More specifically, you will: Analyze and understand impacts of new Operating System releases with Android. Communicate frequently and effectively with other developers and quality engineers on the team in addition to our product owners, scrum masters and project managers. Diagnose complex issues, evaluate, recommend, and execute the best resolution. Effectively communicate technical solutions and recommendations to senior level management. Lead the development teams in identifying and managing dependencies with other teams, processes, and technologies. Participate in the evaluation and selection of best-in-class products needed to successfully implement new designs. Support mobile teams in creating Proofs of Concept for new technologies and design patterns. Test software to ensure proper and efficient execution and adherence to business and technical requirements. Write clean, concise code that is stable, extensible, and unit-tested appropriately. Write code that meets the production requirements and design specifications and anticipate potential errors/issues.

Required Qualifications: Ability to effectively lead, monitor and guide the work of others on the team. At least one completed application in the Google Play Store -- include the links in your resume or cover letter. Basic understanding of Linux/Unix kernel programming on networking is preferred. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience in making critical, architectural decisions for a development team, providing sound technical direction and communicating effectively. Experience working on large scale mobile projects leveraging rigid and complex architectural patterns. Expert level experience with designing and delivering optimized native mobile apps, SDKs and backend architecture. Extensive production experience with native iOS and Android application development, best practices and design patterns. Familiarity using test-driven development frameworks or automated testing tools for mobile development. Good understanding of OO Design, concurrency, synchronization, memory management, data structures, algorithms, etc. Proficiency building large scale, complex, Android applications optimized for both UX and performance. Practical knowledge / experience on integration with 3rd party analytics SDKs is preferred, such as Google Analytics, Adobe Audience Manager. Proficient at developing and communicating agile high-level designs which are used to guide leadership in solution decisions and development teams through detailed design refinements and implementation. Solid analytical and troubleshooting abilities. Strong knowledge of multiple of the following: Java, Kotlin, Gradle and the Android SDK as well as Swift, iOS SDK, Objective-C and multi-threading skills. Team player mindset and a great sense of humor. Working experience in Agile software development and leveraging continuous integration and deployment practices. Willingness to lead mentor and advise other engineering team members.