Senior Software Engineer - Android

Job Description

Job Description

Come be a part of our mission and make a meaningful and positive impact with the industry leading provider of language services for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing!

Full time Benefits              

• Paid Vacation Time and Paid Sick Time and Paid Holidays
• 401k 6% match with immediate vesting
• Nationwide Medical Insurance plans and coverage (Medical, Dental/Orthodontia, Vision)
• TeleDoc
• HSA company match
• 3 Medical plan options including a Low Deductible PPO Medical Plan Offering
• Employee Assistance Program
• Engaged Employee Resource Groups
• Outstanding Learning and Career Development Opportunities

Pay Range: Actual pay may vary up or down depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for incentive compensation.

* Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be considered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role *

Essential Duties and Responsibilities  

• Participate in the design, implementation, and testing of high-performance, high-quality communication applications on Android mobile devices.
• Write high quality and maintainable code.
• Develop GUI and other aspects of the application according to the standards of the platform.
• Create innovative solutions that increase application performance, usability, and fit for our target customers
• Implement standards-based communication protocols and related technologies including  JSON, XML, and REST
• Recommend new technologies or direction for product development.
• Provide aggressive, attainable goals and time frames for the team.
• Drive standards based architectures and supporting services.
• Use of agile and rapid application development processes to speed engineering efforts
• Follow engineering best practices in a team environment to develop high-quality products including writing automated unit, component, and feature level testing.
• Contribute to the overall enterprise architecture and the development of product features.
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required  

• 6+ years of experience developing mobile applications in Android Studio with Java/Kotlin.
• Experience with Android NDK
• Must possess good communication skills and be eager to work in a team environment with other dedicated engineers
• Strong knowledge of C and C++
• Must be able to effectively communicate using written English, and spoken English
• Must be able to effectively participate in and lead technical discussions with team members and other teams

Experience/Education/Certifications  

• BS degree in CS, EE, or equivalent
• Experience developing high-quality, multi-threaded applications

Bonus Experience  

• Experience with video encoding/decoding including H.264 and HEVC
• Experience with video, voice, or text communication applications
• Experience with native iOS mobile dev including Obj C/Swift/SwiftUI
• Experience with calling protocols including SIP and WebRTC
• Experience with Git and GitHub and CI/CD and the Google Play Store

Other General Requirements/Additional Notes

• Regular and predictable attendance required.
• Positive attitude, team player, good interpersonal communication skills and able to work across company departments.

This position has access to highly confidential, sensitive information relating to the employees and customers of Sorenson Communications. It is essential that applicant possess the requisite integrity to maintain the information in strictest confidence.

Company Summary  

Our Mission …Leveraging the Power of Language, we connect lives and enrich the human experience. 

Our Vision …To provide global language services that expand opportunities, nurture belonging, and empower the world to connect beyond words. 

As one of the world’s leading language services providers, Sorenson combines patented technology with human-centric solutions. We strive to increase accessibility and inclusion through communication solutions for all: call captioning and video relay services, over-video and in-person sign language and spoken language interpreting, translation, real-time captioning, and post-production language services. Sorenson’s impact vision and plan extends to enhancing generational wealth and inclusive workplaces for our employees and the communities we serve. 

We achieve great things together working “The Sorenson Way” with our employee values: Customer First, Can-Do Attitude, Collective Action, Growth Mindset, Ownership, and Connect Direct.

Equal Employment Opportunity:
Sorenson Communications is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer