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Staff Software Engineer – Android App Development
| Company | The Washington Post |
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| Location | Washington, DC, USA |
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| Salary | $131500 – $219100 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, engineering or related technical field or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience with Android SDK required; prior experience in a similar role preferred.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing complex Android architectures.
- Experience with Kotlin and modern Android development tools and frameworks (e.g., Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Flow, Dagger/Hilt, etc.).
- Experience with performance optimization and debugging techniques.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
- Strong understanding of Android platform architecture and development best practices.
- Strong analytical, evaluation and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal/written communication and collaboration skills.
- Deep understanding of software design patterns and principles.
- Experience with RESTful APIs and network communication.
- Experience with testing methodologies.
- Extensive experience working on and releasing one or more applications to Google Playstore and/or Amazon Appstore.
- Solid understanding of Version Control principles, preferably using Git and Pull Requests.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement robust, scalable, and maintainable architectures for complex Android applications.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other Android engineers.
- Drive architectural decisions and ensure adherence to best practices.
- Evaluate and recommend new technologies and frameworks to improve development efficiency and application performance.
- Conduct code reviews and ensure code quality.
- Develop and maintain high-quality, performant, and user-friendly Android applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose (or similar modern Android technologies).
- Optimize application performance, memory usage, and battery consumption.
- Implement and maintain robust testing strategies (unit, integration, UI).
- Debug and resolve complex technical issues.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest Android platform developments and best practices.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define and deliver features.
- Communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Participate in agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing.
- Identify and address technical debt and areas for improvement in the codebase.
- Contribute to the long-term technical roadmap for the Android platform.
- Drive innovation and experimentation with new technologies and approaches.
- Act as a subject matter expert on Android development within the organization.
- Mentor junior and mid level engineers.
- Help to grow the skill set of the Android team.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with large-scale Android applications.
- Experience with cross-platform mobile development frameworks.
- Contributions to open-source Android projects.
- Experience with mobile security best practices.
- Experience with different architectural patterns such as MVVM, MVI, and Clean Architecture.
