Android Developer

Job Description:

Advanced experience in designing, writing program code, testing, documenting, and implementing functionally appropriate, technically sound, and well-integrated application systems in accordance with Customer requirements, organizational methodologies, and standards. Identifies and prevents production problems and implement immediate resolution efforts across technology areas. Mentoring Software Engineers, holistic vision of organization and impact, focusing on shift left activities.

Were looking for an experienced and passionate 
Android engineer to join the 
Android platform team. You will be a core contributor to the code base, and you will also help mentor other engineers and have a large influence on important technical decisions. Our Mobile team builds products and features that drive the core experience on the Southwest Airlines mobile application. This position will play a key role in building and supporting mobile features. In this role there will be opportunity to work across different development stacks and influence product decisions.

Responsibilities

Design and build intuitive features to improve the experience of the 
Android platform using Java, Kotlin and Jetpack Compose

Work closely with our Digital Experience Team to conceptualize, develop and launch new and innovative features

Work with the Team to promote best practices and ensure a high quality bar is maintained

Improve the mobile codebase by working on foundational issues and helping to rearchitect, as necessary

Carry out code reviews to guarantee code quality

Promote robust and maintainable code, clear documentation, and deliver high quality work on a tight schedule

Drive the technical direction and feature roadmap of large-scale cloud systems

Serve as a technical lead contributing to and directing the efforts of development teams, including internal and external team members

Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions

Drives detailed definition of feature requirements through discussions with product managers and customers

Supports continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and new technologies

Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming

Evaluates code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems

Mentor Software Engineers to allow for skill/knowledge development through advice, coaching, and training opportunities