Software Engineer - Android

About the position

As a Software Engineer, you will be empowered to take ownership of technology decisions and solutions while playing a pivotal role in establishing a successful engineering culture at a fast-growing company. This is a great opportunity to leverage your existing skills, to build a world-class team and to have a huge impact on how marketplaces can be redefined. Our technical stack comprises various systems and services built on Amazon Web Services. We use GraphQL, GoLang, NodeJS, CircleCI, Kubernetes, Harness, Terraform, LaunchDarkly and Datadog. The technology scope includes all stacks and services (APIs and event processing systems) responsible for providing a seamless experience for our customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and debug the StockX Android app using Android Studio
• Build GraphQL APIs that interact with our backend services and REST APIs
• Utilize Clean Architecture with MVVM, design patterns, and best practices
• Leverage Jetpack Compose to build modern, scalable UI’s
• Stay up-to-date with any technology changes including changes to the language (Kotlin), tools (Android, Mac OS, etc.), platform (Android), and devices
• Work on initiatives from start to finish including A/B testing
• Work with product owners, internal stakeholders, program managers and engineering managers to crystallize ambiguous requirements and propose resilient technical solutions which scale to future business needs
• Work with engineers in the team to take these proposed solutions and architect and design them
• Efficiently break up large system designs in detailed component design
• Help the team to implement, deploy and monitor systems and services
• Propose and adopt best engineering practices and guide development standards
• Foster a growth mindset culture
• Be a team player
• Contribute to and follow team processes for better sprint outcomes
• Apply considerations around security, scalability, reliability, and performance while proposing and building solutions
• Use sound technical judgment to consider technology alternatives, impact on affected and adjacent systems, and design choice tradeoffs
• Demonstrate complete ownership of services for your area of work
• Participate in supporting your systems and services through any system upgrades, live site issues and others
• Provide timely communication to stakeholders and users for resolving issues

Requirements

• 3-5 years of relevant development experience
• Good understanding of the Android platform including common conventions
• Experience with working in an Agile environment
• Ability to document new features, additions, and bug fixes clearly
• Ability to explain complex technical terms to non-technical users
• Ability to translate non-technical business requirements into a technical solution
• Ability to work in a fast paced and constantly changing environment
• Experience working on cross-functional product teams preferred
• Excellent analytical, organizational and communication skills
• Ability to say No
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical field preferred

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Equity
• Discretionary bonuses