Senior Software Engineer - Mobile (Android) - Digital Product

Summary

Join Scout Motors, a company dedicated to revolutionizing the electric pick-up truck and rugged SUV market, as a Sr Software Engineer (Android) on the Digital Products team. You will play a crucial role in developing and delivering Android applications that meet the highest standards of quality, performance, and user experience. Your responsibilities will include designing, developing, maintaining, and releasing Android applications, driving the technical architecture and implementation of mobile platform solutions, and staying current with emerging technologies and industry trends in mobile development. This remote position offers competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and income protection plans, a 401(k) program with an employer match, generous paid time off, parental leave, and more.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, shipping customer-facing applications on Android
• Proficiency in Android application development
• Solid understanding of mobile platform architecture, UI/UX design principles and frameworks, GraphQL, mobile security and performance optimization techniques
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git), CI/CD pipelines and mobile release process
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a strong attention to detail
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience operating in start-up settings, launching 0 to 1 product, and driving graduation to highly customized applications
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and stakeholders in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Passion for mobile technology and a commitment to delivering exceptional user experiences

Responsibilities

• Help design, develop, maintain, and release our Android applications
• Drive the technical architecture and implementation of mobile platform and solutions from the ground up, ensuring they are scalable, reliable, and performant
• Grow the knowledge of the team, sharing through pair programming, code reviews, presentations, example code, and documentation
• Implement programming best practices, deployment processes and monitoring for mobile platforms
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends in mobile development, advocating for the adoption of new tools and techniques as appropriate

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave