Software Dev Engineer II

Job Description:


How does this role fit within the team/department?


Senior engineers have a significant role in owning the technical design and development of medium to large sized features that align with the organizational business goals.


Overview of the team:

• 5 senior to Principle level Android Engineers on the Fantasy team
• 1 Principle Platform Engineer on the shared sports and fantasy team

Key team goals: Fantasy Android App reduce crash rate and ANRs, delivery of new features in MVI and Jetpack compose and help to improve app stability especially during User crunch period of August-> September


Key projects or initiatives for the role: Fantasy Sports feature development on Android


Success metrics or KPIs for this role:

• On time delivery of quality code meeting project deadlines.
• Good feedback from other engineers and leads of the project team.

How is success measured?

• Code quality
• PR reviews
• Feedback from the team

Must-have skills/qualifications (technical, soft skills, certifications, tools):

• Solid coding chops, code design skills, and practitioner of mobile development best practices -- including object-oriented design principles; design pattern usage; writing modular, reusable, testable code; data structures; concurrency; performance profiling and tuning
• Expertise in Java, Kotlin, Android Studio, Gradle, git, etc. -- the skills and tools needed to build Android apps
• Up-to date on the Android best practices such as Live Data, Jet Pack Compose, Coroutines, Flows.
• Expertise in various Android App architectures - MVI, MVP, MVVM
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and debugging skills

Ideal experience level (years, leadership, industries):

• 5-10 years in shipping high quality Android apps
• ny preferred industries or companies for background?

Desired personality or work style:

• Collaborate with other developers and designers to help define, build, and deliver new features in our Sports mobile apps

Key attributes or values sought in the candidate:

• Discipline in adhering to team's established best practices
• Committed and hardworking
• Detail oriented and good problem solving skills

Primary responsibilities (daily/weekly):

• ttend all standups (2x per week), work on assigned JIRA stories and surface blockers or problems to the team. Assist with Peer review at least 1 hr per day. Collaborate with other developers and designers to help define, build, and deliver new features in our Sports mobile apps
• Code -- you will spend much of your time building Android apps, efficiently coding in Java / Kotlin. This includes new feature development, architecture, writing unit tests, refactors, and bug/crash fixes.
• Share responsibilities like app architecture/design reviews, code reviews, performance tuning, and build pipeline management
• Own and deliver -- from executing difficult refactors to planning complex projects with many moving parts

What has worked well in hiring for similar roles: Candidate who has experience in large production android Codebases.


Time zone preferences or travel requirements:


Expect candidates to have an overlap time of 9am - 4 pm pacific time zone to be able collaborate with their colleagues.


Interview Process: 1-2 rounds for technical interviews


EEO:


"Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in


employment on the basis of - Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans."