Job Description
The Staff Software Engineer - Android is a technical leader responsible for shaping the architecture, design, and development of the Alarm.com Android application, driving large-scale features, mentoring engineers, and ensuring scalable, maintainable, and high-performance mobile solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive the technical direction and architectural vision for the Android application.
- Lead the design and implementation of large-scale features and platform-level initiatives.
- Lead complex, cross-cutting projects through the full software lifecycle, collaborating with multiple teams.
- Write high-quality, well-tested, production-ready code for the Android platform.
- Design and implement real-time video streaming features using Android media frameworks.
- Establish and evolve architectural patterns to improve developer productivity and code quality.
- Mentor and coach engineers to enhance their technical and professional skills.
- Evaluate and adopt new Android technologies, frameworks, and tools.
- Identify and drive solutions to significant technical challenges and systemic issues.
- Improve team performance through tooling, processes, CI/CD, and developer experience initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 8 years of professional Android development experience with a track record of increasing technical responsibility.
- Deep proficiency in Kotlin and the modern Android ecosystem including Jetpack Compose, Coroutines Flow, and Android SDK.
- Demonstrated experience leading the architecture and delivery of large-scale Android applications.
- Strong understanding of Android architecture patterns such as MVVM, MVI, and Clean Architecture, and the ability to design and evolve architectural frameworks.
- Extensive experience with RESTful APIs, JSON parsing, and backend service integration.
- Strong understanding of asynchronous programming using Coroutines and Flow.
- Proven ability to mentor and elevate other engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and technical coaching.
- Experience leading cross-functional collaboration with iOS engineers, backend teams, QA, Product, and UX.
- Strong understanding of the Gradle build system, including custom tasks, plugins, build variants, and modular project structures.
- Experience with version control using Git and collaborative development workflows.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to streamline development while maintaining engineering standards.
- Ability to review and validate AI-generated code, tests, and documentation for correctness and maintainability.
Benefits & Perks
Medical plans with company subsidies
Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
401(k) plan with an employer match
Paid vacation that increases with tenure
Paid holidays
Wellness time
Paid maternity and bonding leave
Company-paid disability insurance
Company-paid life insurance
Work from the office 4 days a week
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