Sr. Mobile Application Engineer (Android)

Sr. Mobile Application Engineer (Android)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, innovate, maintain and support the Android App
• Collaborate with business partners and analysts on requirements and UI design
• Be aware of the latest app development trends and recommend to leadership how we can utilize
• Have quick change agility to switch between platforms
• Make recommendations to leadership on anything from app trends to defect resolutions
• Be responsible for the technical delivery of mobile application focused projects
• Lead and mentor junior mobile developers
• Lead a small team through product development and maintenance

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Experience in building native Android applications
• Have retail/ecommerce experience
• Great communication skills
• Subscribe to fail fast philosophy
• Challenge conventional ways of thinking to solve problems
• Are passionate about delivering great user experiences
• Enjoy finding ways to continually improve development workflow
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment and are adaptive in the face of ambiguity / change
• Enjoy researching market trends related to mobile technology
• Have a desire to always make products better/faster/more intuitive

Qualifications

Experience:

• Minimum of 7-10 years development
• 5-6 years' experience building native Android apps
• Expertise in integrating with restful web services, JSON

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in a technology related field or equivalent work experience required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expert in Kotlin or Java - both a plus