Senior Android Developer
Shiftboard is looking for an experienced, full-time Android developer to join our Seattle team.
We are working to add features to our native Android experience and enhance our applications to drive continued growth. You will have opportunities to work closely with our small teams of iOS, Responsive Web, API, back-end platform and Android developers.
Some Technologies of Interest
- Java and Kotlin
- XML
- Dagger
- R8 & ProGuard
- SQLite, RoomDatabase and LiveData
- Android Studio, Gradle & GitHub
- Continuous integration & deployment tooling such as Bitrise & Slack integrations
- Atlassian for Kanban board & Confluence wiki
Our Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience developing native Android apps, bonus points if we can download your app from the Play store
- Solid understanding of the Android SDK, activities, fragments, class loaders and lifecycle methods
- Strong knowledge of Android ecosystem, material design, UI design principles, interface guidelines, patterns, and best practices
- Strong API experience
- Passionate and opinionated about Android development
- Strong desire to be part of a talented, ambitious team
- Independent, self-motivated, and an avid technologist
Shiftboard Engineering Culture
- We could never give back as much as we've received from the open source community, but we try.
- We practice iterative development.
- We hire smart people and empower them to make a difference.
- We occasionally make mistakes but we learn from them rather than being paralyzed by them.
- We believe in hammers for nails and screwdrivers for screws. Find the right tool and use it.
- We learn. Then we cement that knowledge by teaching what we've learned to others.
Local candidates preferred. Shiftboard cannot sponsor visa candidates at this time.
About Shiftboard
Shiftboard is a leading SaaS provider of on-demand dynamic workforce management software that includes integrated scheduling, reporting and communications tools. We help a wide range of companies around the world simply and easily streamline the complexities of staff scheduling and people management.
All of our team members are charged with bringing creativity, logic, and intellectual rigor to their responsibilities in a never-ending quest to serve our customers. We have high expectations of each other and work as a team to build a platform we are all proud of. That mindset, along with our execution, has allowed Shiftboard to create a revolutionary product and grow into the profitable business it is today.
Employees feel appreciated at Shiftboard and engaged by our fast-paced, rapid career growth opportunities. We offer competitive salary and benefits package, employee stock option program, unlimited paid time off, a casual dress code, and an open communication policy. The resulting atmosphere is professional and productive, yet comfortable and fun.