Sr. Software Engineer (Android Developer)

$67,800 - $130,500/Yr

CGI - Boston, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Boston, MA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

We are seeking a talented and passionate Android Developer to join our team and contribute to the development of innovative mobile applications. As an Android Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality Android applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional user experiences. Your future duties and responsibilities include designing, developing, and maintaining Android applications, utilizing your knowledge of testing and testability to influence better software design, and promoting proper software engineering and bug prevention strategies. You will actively participate in the development process through writing and maintaining application features and automated tests, including unit tests, component tests, integration tests, functional tests, performance tests, scenario tests, and interoperability tests. Additionally, you will support the team in designing reliable, accurate tests, and in integrating them into CI/CD pipelines. Collaboration with team members on improving the team's test coverage, release velocity, and production health will also be a key part of your role. You will enable the team in designing and developing automation using Android Frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Android applications.
• Use knowledge of testing and testability to influence better software design and promote proper software engineering and bug prevention strategies.
• Actively participate in the development process through writing and maintaining application features and automated tests.
• Support the team in designing reliable, accurate tests and integrating them into CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with team members on improving team's test coverage, release velocity, and production health.
• Enable the team in designing and developing automation using Android Frameworks.

Requirements

• 6-9 years of experience with building, debugging, and supporting Mobile Android applications using Java/Kotlin.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks using Espresso for Android.
• Hands-on experience in Android Studio, Android SDK, Kotlin, and Gradle.
• Participated in the release of one or more publicly available apps to Google Play from feature inception to launch using automated tooling like Jenkins, Gradle, and Google Developer APIs.
• Deep knowledge of Android design patterns including Clean Architecture; experience building multi-module Android apps is a big plus; experience with MVVM/MVI is also a plus.
• Good understanding of Android's accessibility features and experience building accessible experiences on Android.
• Strong understanding of modern development principles such as trunk-based development, feature toggles, and branch by abstraction.
• Knowledge of the mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies used in creating performant, resilient, and robust Android apps.
• Good understanding of Android Jetpack as well as open-source libraries like Retrofit and OkHttp.
• Experience with Coroutines, Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM), and Jetpack Compose is a plus.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Artifactory, and SonarQube.
• Experience in delivering software in the Agile environment.
• Experience working in an agile team of Android developers participating in code reviews, pull requests, and pair programming.
• Experience of Cloud technology is a must.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries
• Eligibility to participate in an attractive Share Purchase Plan (SPP)
• 401(k) Plan and Profit Participation for eligible members
• Generous holidays, vacation, and sick leave plans
• Comprehensive insurance plans including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and out-of-country emergency coverage
• Back-up child care
• Pet insurance
• Member Assistance Program
• 529 college savings program
• Personal financial management tool
• Lifestyle management programs