Android Engineer Location: Sunnyvale, CA Duration: 12+ months No. of Positions: 12
Requirement • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject • 7+ years of professional experience in various elements of full stack software development – native mobile, web front end, back end, and hands-on coding experience in the past • Experience with a consumer facing app and ecommerce or retail shopping • Hands-on experience building scalable backend systems and platforms • Previous knowledge of o Designing and developing advanced applications for the Android platform o Unit-testing code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features • Experience with bug fixing and improving application performance • Work with outside data sources and APIs • Experience with the agile methodology Scrum • Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency • Proven software development experience and Android skills development • Experience translating wireframes into pixel-perfect views • Knowledgeable about animation and screen transitions • Have published at least one original Android app • Experience with Android SDK, Services, and various methods of background processing • Experience working with remote data via REST, JSON, Google Cloud Messaging, and the HTTP protocol • Experience with Google Play APIs: Maps, Location, and Cloud Messaging • Experience with third-party libraries and APIs • Experience with analysis of memory issues such as memory leaks using memory analyzers tools (DDMS, MAT) • Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies • Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle and writing readable, maintainable, performant object-oriented code • Experience working with Kotlin, Coroutines, MVVM, MVVM Clean, View Models, Repository Design pattern, and other architectures • Experience working with an orchestration Layer and GraphQL • Experience operating in an Agile environment and using tracking tools like Jira Soft Skills • Being a team player, critical thinker, and exhibiting problem-solving skills • Having optimal time-management skills and interpersonal and communication skills • Eagerness to help shape the direction of Android development at Walmart • Dedication to continue to learn, grow, and help Walmart tackle brand new challenges • Collaborating with UI and UX Designers, as well as Software Testers, to ensure that each app is presentable and in perfect working order. • Experience with collaborating with UI and UX Designers, as well as Software Testers, to ensure that Walmart’s app is presentable and in perfect working order • Taking the initiative to monitor app reviews to detect areas for improvement • Unwavering curiosity
