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This is a remote role until COVID
Android Developers working as part of the emulator team to build the MY23/24 VCU Emulator for Google and 3rd Parties
Requirements
BS in Computer Science or other field of study along with applicable work experience
2+ years experience in Android development
Knowledge of RTC (rational test code ) & RQM (rational quality metrics)
Prior experience in working in Agile environment a plus
Knowledge of Android M, T or Q preferred
Prior automotive experience highly preferred
Experience with AOSP build process preferred
Key Responsibilities:
The Software Engineer will be responsible for application development and support including story elaboration, estimation, analysis, design, programming, unit/integration testing and code debugging leveraging the Scrum framework. This person will work in a highly collaborative, cross-functional, and Agile environment and will assume a lead role for various practices and decisions.
This person will…
• Test-drive code
• Elaborate, estimate, and design for small increments of work…just-in-time
• Perform root cause analysis, technology evaluation, and design spikes
• Commit to completing well-defined work and deliver on those commitments
• Swarm around tasks along with other Scrum team members
• Pair program with different people in many situations
• Report status of assigned software development and/or maintenance tasks
• Consistently follow the specified software development methodology
• Model courageous and continuous learning to the team. Actively help team members continuously learn
• Promote improvements in programming practices such as acceptance test driven development, continuous integration, and test automation
• Continuously learn and challenge the organization concerning new practices, processes, technologies, and languages
• Build a strong team using their collaboration skills. Interview and mentor team members.
• Provide leadership and assistance among and across teams/organizations. Prospective candidates possess a high degree of business insight, creativity, decision making skills, a drive for results, the ability to negotiate, the ability to develop peer relationships, and a strong technical learning capability.
Qualifications:Required:
• BS in Computer Science or other field of study along with applicable work experience
• Experience with Android UI design (including custom views)
• Experience writing Android clients for Web Services (REST, RPC, and/or SOAP)
• Experience with Android Activities and Fragments
• Experience with multi-threaded development on Android platforms
• Firm understanding of Intents, ContentProviders, Services, BroadcastReceivers, AsyncTask, Handlers and AIDL
• Experience with SQL Lite on Android
• Proven experience with object-oriented design and design patterns
• Experience using source code control systems such as Git
• Knowledge of XML parsing, and/or DOM traversal.
• Knowledge of and desire to work in an Agile development environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
• Creative problem solving skills and ability to effectively communicate and translate feedback, needs and solutions
• Must have strong teamwork orientation and the ability to foster collaboration within and across teams
• Must have the desire to be a people leader
• Needs good work ethic and strong sense of ownership of end result
Preferred:
• Experience as developer on App(s) publicly available in the Google Play App Market
• Experience with native Android UI development for phones and tablets (multi-resolutions, resource utilization such as images, layouts, strings)
• Experience with Agile development methodologies including XP practices such as test driven development and pair programming
• Awareness of the Android UI/UX guidelines
• Experience with mapping and search providers
• Experience with other Google APIs (licensing, in-app billing, etc)
• Experience developing Android Widgets• Experience with Bluetooth, NFC, Location and/or Accelerometer; other sensors
