Job Overview
- Experience Level
- +8 years
- Employment Type
- Full-time
- Workplace Type
- Not specified
- Location
- Not specified
- Job function
- IT & Tech
- Application Deadline
- 18 September 2024
About the Role
Envision Employment Solutions is currently looking for a Principal Android Engineer for one of our partners, a very well-known Digital Factory.
Job Summary:
The Principal Android Engineer owns native Android Apps designing and building capabilities/teams. He/she values simplicity and is unafraid to challenge technical constraints and procedures to achieve an Agile design. He/she works closely with all team members to create a modular, scalable solution that addresses / incorporates future architectural changes and designs. The Principal is a hands-on team member who actively consulting and being a reference expert to the team for solving complex problems.
Responsibilities:
- Seen as reference and expert to all tech leads to prepare low-level designs for team members, in collaboration with Solution/Software Architect - Guides Android team on technology strategy related to coding practices, continuous integration and automated deployment - Accountable for the technical design of the product - Be hands on and engage in coding to help the team to develop his solution and solve all surfacing problems at hand Identifies and removes technical impediments - Thought partners with the Product owner in story creation and acceptance criteria, and communicate tradeoffs effectively with Designers - Constantly looking for better ways of solving technical problems and designing the solution, not afraid of challenging the status quo - Provides the team a roadmap for implementing software engineering practices for higher code quality - Reporting to Engineering Manager / Chapter Lead, aligning architecture decisions and technology stacks implementation.
Requirements
Requirements:
- 8-15 YoE, Seen as expert in developing native Android Apps using both Java and Kotlin - Can assist and support in making architecture decisions at a team and product level - Knowledgeable in Android design patterns for building scalable and robust Apps - Seasoned software developer Android, Java, Kotlin, Junit, Rx-Java, live-data, coroutines, Rx-Kotlin, and integration with REST APIs, Push Notifications, and Secure App. - Good Understanding of different design patterns like MVC, MVVM, MVP & VIPER - Excellent knowledge of Mobile UX and UI standards - Preferred to have experience in Azure Pipelines, Jenkins, or any other CI. - Experience in Agile Development, with specific Solution Architect (or similar) experience preferred - Understands relationship with Product Owner, Scrum Master, Design and Quality - Experience managing technical priorities within the Backlog - Strong communication skills with ability to align the organization on complex technical decisions - Active coach and mentor whose goals are to grow and maximize the team’s potential - Strong leadership skills mainly inspirational and team-forming capabilities - High energy and passionate individual who inspires teammates to reach their maximum potential - Excited about trying new solutions outside standard approved - Embraces a culture of trust, free thought complete transparency Brave and rebellious, willing to challenge status quo