Senior Android Engineer

Compass Real Estate - Peninsula · Manhattan, NY · 2 days ago

Engineering$131k–$197k/yrFull-time

About the role

At Compass, we are seeking an experienced Android engineer to join our team. This role involves working on agile products and services, collaborating with engineers, product, and design teams, and leading complex projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Android development, including Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, and experience with modern Kotlin development practices.

Responsibilities

Work in a startup-like environment building agile products and services
Collaborate closely with engineers on your team, engineers on other teams, as well as your product and design counterparts to successfully launch projects which solve real-world customer problems
Act as a strategic partner to Product and Design, using technical insights to influence the product roadmap and proactively suggest architectural changes that enable new categories of user experiences
Independently define, decompose, and lead delivery of complex projects, may lead other engineers
Modularization and Architecture. Architect and lead the transition toward a highly modularized codebase to improve build speeds and team fungibility, ensuring our architecture scales with our growing engineering organization
Perform code reviews, design reviews, and write high quality tests
Have a strong stance and advocate for efficient, scalable, and extensible approaches that solve technical problems in a manner that stands the test of time
Hold yourself and the team to a high standard of code quality and operational rigor, ensuring that code is well-tested, and your systems have appropriate monitoring, alerting, and runbooks implemented
Create clear and concise documentation (diagrams, service descriptions, decisions, runbooks)
Identify and remove bottlenecks to address inefficiencies in the developer experience
Oversee and mentor junior engineers on the team, building their technical skills and ensuring that they understand best practices around engineering and operational excellence

Requirements

BS in CS or equivalent practical experience
9+ years of professional Android development experience using Kotlin and shipping apps to the Play Store
3+ years of experience with modern Kotlin development practices, such as Jetpack Compose and Flow. Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform is a plus but not mandatory
Master Computer Science fundamentals and Android design patterns and best practices
A sheer eye for design and attention to detail, the products you build should not merely be functional but should take in context and anticipate our customer's needs in a beautiful way
Experience leading the development of a project from planning to release, dispatching work among a team, mentoring and guiding junior engineers
Experience with AI tools
Experience integrating with RESTful server-side services
Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Passion about mentoring and helping more junior engineers to grow

Qualifications

BS in CS or equivalent practical experience
9+ years of professional Android development experience using Kotlin and shipping apps to the Play Store
3+ years of experience with modern Kotlin development practices, such as Jetpack Compose and Flow. Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform is a plus but not mandatory
Master Computer Science fundamentals and Android design patterns and best practices
A sheer eye for design and attention to detail, the products you build should not merely be functional but should take in context and anticipate our customer's needs in a beautiful way
Experience leading the development of a project from planning to release, dispatching work among a team, mentoring and guiding junior engineers
Experience with AI tools
Experience integrating with RESTful server-side services
Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Passion about mentoring and helping more junior engineers to grow

Skills

Strong background in Android development, including Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
Experience with modern Kotlin development practices, such as Jetpack Compose and Flow
Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform
Master Computer Science fundamentals and Android design patterns and best practices
A sheer eye for design and attention to detail
Experience leading the development of a project from planning to release
Experience with AI tools
Experience integrating with RESTful server-side services
Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Passion about mentoring and helping more junior engineers to grow

Benefits

Base pay range: $131,000 - $197,000
Bonuses and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package
Full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
401(k) plan
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Commuter program
Life and disability insurance
Maven (a support system for new parents)
Carrot (fertility benefits)
UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network)
Employee Assistance Program
Pet insurance

Pay

The base pay range for this position is $131,000-$197,000; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Bonuses and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits. Base pay is based on market location. Minimum wage for the position will always be met.

Schedule

Not specified

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and encourage all qualified applicants to apply regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, marital status, military service, or any other characteristic protected by law.