Android Engineer
Hinge is the dating app designed to be deleted
In today's digital world, finding genuine relationships is tougher than ever. At Hinge, we’re on a mission to inspire intimate connection to create a less lonely world. We’re obsessed with understanding our users’ behaviors to help them find love, and our success is defined by one simple metric– setting up great dates. With tens of millions of users across the globe, we’ve become the most trusted way to find a relationship, for all.
About the Role
As a key member of our Android team, you will play a vital role in developing and maintaining the Hinge Android mobile application. Your focus will be on implementing new product features, fixing issues, and improving the mobile application user experience. All while leveraging the latest Android tools such as Kotlin, jetpack compose, coroutines, room, hilt and many more. Collaborating within a cross-disciplinary team, including product managers, technical project managers, designers, data engineers, backend engineers, and QA analysts, you will work closely with the Project Lead and peers to advance our product and contribute to our engineering community. This role offers the opportunity to do high-impact work, directly contributing to a consumer mobile application used by millions. Over time you can expect to grow into an independent, capable, and confident Android developer.
Responsibilities
- Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with a diverse team of developers, designers, and product managers to build features that prioritize high quality and user engagement.
- Kotlin Proficiency: Develop and continuously enhance your understanding of Kotlin fundamentals, applying them to create efficient and effective solutions.
- Android Expertise: Gain a thorough understanding of Android development principles and design patterns, applying them to build intuitive and user-friendly applications.
- Issue Resolution: Triage, debug, and effectively resolve software issues, ensuring the stability and performance of our application.
- Codebase Stewardship: Actively contribute to the long-term health and evolution of the codebase, implementing best practices and innovative solutions.
- Code Reviews: Regularly perform code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers to foster a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
- Active Team Participation: Engage actively in team ceremonies such as stand-ups, planning sessions, and retrospectives to ensure alignment and promote agile methodologies.
- Effective Communication: Maintain clear and positive communication with team members and other departments, supporting an empowering and inclusive team environment.
What We're Looking For
- Professional Android Development Experience: You have 3-5 FTE years of experience in Android development, demonstrating the ability to design and implement mobile applications effectively.
- Google Play Publication: You have experience publishing at least one application on the Google Play Store, showcasing your understanding of the deployment process and maintaining a production application.
- Proficiency in Kotlin and Android SDKs: You are proficient in Kotlin, which is strongly preferred, and have a good understanding of Android SDKs and frameworks. Experience with Java in the context of Android development is also beneficial.
- Solid Software Development Fundamentals: You possess a good foundation in software development principles and are capable of creating efficient and maintainable code.
- Strong Communication Skills: You are able to communicate clearly and effectively, facilitating productive collaborations within technical and non-technical teams.
- Ownership and Quality Focus: You take pride in your work and are committed to creating high-quality user experiences, demonstrating attention to detail and a user-centric approach to application development.
- Jetpack Compose & Coroutines: Experience with Jetpack Compose and coroutines is a plus.
Salary Range
$143,000.00 - $185,760.00 per year salary
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Hinge is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe success is created by a diverse workforce of individuals with different ideas, strengths, interests, and cultural backgrounds.
Diversity inspires innovation.
Hinge is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe success is created by a diverse workforce of individuals with different ideas, strengths, interests, and cultural backgrounds.
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