Android Developer

Location: Mountain View
Posted on: October 24, 2024

Job Description:

Our client needs a Senior Android Software Engineer to help them deliver on their brand promise: "Eliminate bad user experiences from the world." They're a fast-growing start-up based in Mountain View. They have been in the business of helping website managers answer one question: "WHY are people leaving my website without buying?" They do that by recording 'think-aloud' video of people using websites, so you can quickly see when and why they get stuck and frustrated. They've rapidly become part of the website improvement process for many companies, such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, Walmart, LinkedIn, Apple, and Twitter.  They're now expanding into the mobile space and want to help product teams answer key usability questions about their mobile websites and apps.
 
This is a really exciting opportunity for the developer who wants to be an inaugural engineer on our client’s mobile engineering team. They need someone who will work with their existing team of developers to augment their current capabilities and help build the future.
 
Specific Responsibilities:

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• Collaborate with our product team to help design and implement compelling features for mobile devices
• Collaborate with the platform engineering team to help define the REST APIs used in the implementation of our mobile apps
• Drive the establishment of industry recognized best practices for Android development in our mixed platform environment
• Build apps and tools that facilitate usability testing on mobile devices and are easy to use by our panel of testers as well as our client developers

 
Requirements:

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• Ability to complete a project end-to-end, from architecting to implementation and maintenance
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly
• Proven to be a team player, a self-starter, driven to achieve great results and constantly improve
• Worked as part of an Agile development team
• Excellent analytical, debugging and problem solving skills
• Crisp written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with Android, Java and API Design
• Ability to work on multiple product initiatives at once
• 7+ years experience in software development
• 2+ years experience developing on Android
• A B.S. in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience

 
Bonus Points for:

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• Android App(s) in Play Store
• iOS knowledge and experience
• Cloud connected mobile apps using REST architectures
• Contributions to developer-focused products or a broadly deployed Open Source projects
• Experience with HTML5/Javascript

 
If this is YOU, apply now for immediate consideration!

Keywords: , Palo Alto , Android Developer, IT / Software / Systems , Mountain View, California