ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES:Responsible for setting technical direction and shaping our engineering cultureResponsible for establishing best practices and defining effective partnershipsWork with cross-functional partners in Engineering, Product Management, Design to plan, implement, and validate solutions to user problemsExperience with all layers of the Android stackProactively identify improvements to our product's UX/UI and our codebase to enable us to stay ahead of the curve of the constantly evolving Android development ecosystemEnable effective collaboration, high velocity execution and technical excellence within the teamLead by example in terms of best engineering practices including writing engineering architecture/design documents, checking in, reviewing maintainable and extensible code with high-quality tests and documentationProvide technical mentorship and coaching to team membersCollaborating with iOS and backend engineers to create a unified productExperienced with Android Scrum MethodologiesSkilled at investigating issues, documenting, and proposing solutions to fix problems*Please note, our roles are onsite (no hybrid or remote options available) requiring relocation to Bay Area, CA*MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field8+ years of prior experience developing mobile applications on Android with Java and/or KotlinKnowledge of core CS concepts such as data structures and algorithms, profiling, and optimizationPrior leadership experience as technical lead/architectConsidered a Subject Matter Expert when it comes to Android development familiar with standard software engineering methodology such as unit testing, code reviews, design documentationFamiliar with Android SDK frameworks, in areas such as networking, data persistence, logging and performance toolingStrong understanding of Android design guidelinesPREFERRED SKILLS:Previous experience building products from scratch, and proven ability of turning product requirements into concrete engineering plansPossess general networking knowledge with detailed experience in Android networking stacksPossess technical depth that allows you to negotiate expectations around technical limitations, bring designs to life, and rapidly fix bugs and solve problemsExperience with building high quality, scalable and reusable code consumed by other engineersAdvocate of user-centric product development and understands the balance required when shipping impact software at scale, while considering trade-offs and collaborationTrack record of coordinating implementation of high impact projects across many teams, delivering projects with reliable deadlines and milestones over multiple quartersStrong understanding of Android design guidelinesDemonstrated ability to assist other teams with diagnosing or root-causing their incidentsExtensive experience with unit testing, client-server interactions, and scaling cloud-based systems.Expertise in Android application architecture and tools such as CI/CD pipelines, Gradle/Kotlin DSL.Automotive systems development.Experience developing iOS mobile apps (Swift or Objective-C).Experience developing Android mobile apps (Java or Kotlin).Experience with NFC, Bluetooth Low Energy, or UWB.Experience with gRPC, Thrift, or other RPC protocols.Experience with BLOC, Redux, or other advanced state management techniquesMasters Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related fieldEDUCATION:Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field
