Full Job Description
Responsibilities
Research, design, develop, and test operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software for user interfaces, infrastructure, and/or tools supporting applications on Android using the Android SDK.
• Work closely with product and design teams to build new and innovative application experiences for Android.
• Work on problems of moderate scope and implement custom native user interfaces using the latest Android programming techniques.
• Receiving general instructions on routine work and detailed instructions on new projects or assignments, build reusable Android software components for interfacing with back-end platforms.
• Resolve a variety of issues by analyzing and optimizing UI and infrastructure application code for quality, efficiency, and performance.
• Deliver tasks and projects on Android that are critical to the team's goals (including product goals, PREQ goals, etc.).
• Drive projects forward on Android by leading XFN conversations, unblocking other engineers, data analysis, future iterations, etc.
• Write consistently high-quality, clean, and well-documented Android code that is easily readable and extensible.
• Make contributions to improve the Android components or systems to facilitate easier development of new features.
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Software, Computer Engineering, Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, or related field. Requires completion of a university-level course, research project, internship, or thesis in the following:
• Object-oriented software development
• Coding in C/C++, and Java
• Building maintainable and testable codes bases including API design and unit testing techniques
• Software development tools: Code editors (VIM or Emacs), and revision control systems (Subversion, GIT, or Perforce)
• Linux, UNIX, or other *nix-like OS including file manipulation and simple commands
• Core web technologies: HTML, CSS, or JavaScript
• Building highly-scalable performant solutions and
• Algorithms