Senior Mobile Developer for Android

AOL Technologies Job Post

The mission of AOL Technologies is to drive innovation, utility, technical excellence and the best experiences to our 250 million customers every day. We succeed when our customers get the best products and services, and our teams get energized and have fun delivering value and top-notch performance to each and every one of them. The AOL Tech engineering team builds and supports the applications and services we use at AOL to deliver applications like Engadget, TechCrunch and other top tier brands.

About You:

• You love Mobile, have a familiarity with the Android environment, its trends and advantages, and enjoy developing in an innovative, problem solver’s environment.
• You know what it takes to ship and appreciate the importance of time to market
• You are a people person who enjoys the team sport of building mobile software
• You write code with the end user in mind, and appreciate how getting the details right leads to a great user experience
• You are smart, and get things done

Responsibilities:

• Create compelling experience for AOL Brands Group on the Android platform
• Focus on UI design principles and make apps work intuitively, without compromising on simplicity and elegance
• Optimize UI and application code for efficiency, reusability and performance
• Participate in design and code reviews
• Evangelize best practices around building Mobile Applications
• Participate in mentoring

Requirements:

• B.S./M.S. Computer Science or related field
• 5 years of object-oriented software development experience
• Strong coding abilities and experience with Java and Android SDK
• Experience with multi-threading, memory management and caching mechanisms specific to mobile devices
• Passion for analyzing and improving run-time efficiency and memory footprint
• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking and communication skill

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• If you have a Github account that shows off your work that is a plus.
• Experience with iOS development is a plus as well but not a deal breaker.

About AOL

Do you want to make the Internet better? We do too. And we’re always looking for people with great ideas. We need free spirits and straight shooters. Creatives and critics. Nerds with nerve. People who love the Internet, but can see its cracks… and future, too. At AOL we’re focused on radically redefining the world of online communications. We are transforming how people around the globe connect with information, entertainment and one another by bringing together award winning journalists and innovative technologies to create rich and engaging consumer experiences. We look for people who are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative, and truly excited about our mission - to inform, entertain and connect the world.