Android Engineer II (Android, Jetpack, Wearable device)

Android Engineer II

Location: Remote

Duration: Long term contract

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant field required.

Years of Experience 4+

Must-Have Skills

1. Android

2. Jetpack Compose

3. Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, working on projects independently.

a. Github, Open-Source Projects

Nice-to-Have Skills

1. iOS

2. Design system/UI-heavy apps

3. Backend (Hack or PHP)

Summary:

The main function of a software engineer is to apply the principles of computer science and mathematical analysis to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers work. A typical software engineer researches, designs, develops and tests operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software for medical, industrial, military, communications, aerospace, business, scientific and general computing applications.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain applications for Android OS-based smartphones using modern Android tech stack;
• Increase quality and stability of our software products, identify bugs, increase test coverage and implement tools to prevent regressions in our apps
• Work with new generation of consumer hardware, setup integrations between this new hardware and existing companion app on Android and iOS.

Skills:

• Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage one’s time.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issues.
• Develop software on Android (required) and iOS (preferred) tech stack.
• Coordinate feature launches across multiple teams, maintain quality standards and test coverage.
• Work with the next generation of Android-based consumer hardware, being able to flash firmware and use command line tools to change device state.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

- Introducing new features in the device setup flows

- Setup dashboards to monitor rollout of new features

- Making features accessible in the Wearable Companion App in a platform team

- Improving design system with new Components and API design

- Writing extensive unit and integration tests for Design components About the Team Wearables Team Companion app