Android Engineer

A NASDAQ-listed company building a thriving marketplace that provides customers with a broad range of budget-friendly goods worldwide is looking for an Android Engineer. The engineer will be expected to understand the product and expand the capabilities of the existing mobile application. By offering a tailored and enjoyable experience, the company is transforming the way customers shop on their mobile devices. The company has managed to raise $1.4bn in funding so far. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Work on features directly used by millions of shoppers worldwide
• Have a great deal of responsibility for each project as well as the flexibility to influence the design and execution 
• Gain full transparency to all metrics to see how features directly impact the company’s performance and make data-driven decisions
• Be responsible for critical parts of the user onboarding and identity funnel, including authenticating users, onboarding users, logged-out experiences for users, and the new user experiences
• Build new high-impact features in the Android app
• Own features from scratch to post-release
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and data teams to design and drive the direction of a feature
• Give valuable feedback, review experiment findings, and share new ideas
• Collaborate with external partnerships to deliver technical solutions 
• Make important coding architecture decisions and participate in code reviews
• Contribute to the code refactor to enable best practices 
• Be responsible for critical parts of the checkout process, including the cart page, order review flow, payment options, and some post-purchase experience
• Work with various payment methods, including deferred payments, gift cards, cash on delivery, direct bank payments, credit cards, mobile wallets, etc 
• Join the team in defining the standards regarding the app and website development guidelines
• Outline and enforce performance benchmarks
• Help build tools and systems for other engineers to seamlessly develop consumer-facing features
• Implement monitoring and alerting infrastructure to ensure top-notch quality
• Build platforms and frameworks that enable teams throughout the company to build great experiences in the Android app 
• Tackle complex issues involving scalability of the codebase, improving performance, design patterns, and app architecture 
• Build infrastructure pieces and tools that help improve developer efficiency 
• Work closely with cross-product teams to deliver technical solutions and best practices
• Direct and develop the technical foundations that will bring the Android app into the future 
• Lead cultural initiatives within your team or across several teams 

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 2+ years of relevant experience developing native Android applications, primarily in Java or Kotlin
• Solid foundation in Computer Science
• Have the capacity and passion to hack social commerce
• Possess strong competencies in Android development, software design, problem-solving, testing, and debugging
• Ability to contribute with a great deal of independence
• Proficiency in data structures, algorithms, and software design
• Be hands-on and driven, with the passion to make an impact and grow your career
• Experience with Python and MongoDB is a big plus 
• Proficient in Android development, application design philosophies, source code management (git), clean API design, etc. 
• Conversant with payment processors and payments systems (Google Pay, PayPal, Stripe, etc.) is a big plus
• Prior experience building authentication stacks is a bonus
• Familiarity with A/B testing 
• Can work effectively with multiple people from different domains 
• Interested in end-to-end feature development from design to execution 
• Excellent creative skills with the ability to prove them with data-driven methods
• Self-motivated, focused on impact and can operate independently 
• Ability to learn fast and take calculated risks 
• Proficient with new feature development, bug fixing, performance testing, and cross-team collaboration
• Strong understanding of the whole engineering stack and how each piece fits together
• Deep passion for the quality of deliverables 
• Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies will be an advantage
• Experience working in client app build process is nice to have
• Fluent in verbal and written English