Android Core Apps and Skinning, Software Engineer
Zipdev, Mexico
Job Description
Zipdev is looking for an Android Developer to join our remote team and be a key part of bringing a new gaming platform to life with a team that loves creating and gaming.
If you enjoy hacking and customizing Android, creating beautiful Android interactivity, and have a tech lead mindset; if you understand the delivery of clean solutions, if you are ready to help build the backbone of an up-and-coming gaming platform then we want to talk to you!
This is not just an app developer position. You will be building an embedded Android experience working with the AOSP build system and use private framework APIs.
Our client is a funded female-founded startup based in Colorado with a largely remote team. We are creating a new tabletop gaming platform with a large screen and advanced features for sensing game pieces and its environment allowing interactions impossible before now. The platform is then being loaded with game development partnerships from some of the best games on a tabletop. We are growing our foundational team, seeking highly effective forward-thinking engineers ready to get in early on something we are passionate about seeing grow.
- Customize Android Open Source Project for Gameboard.
- Create plans for Android boot loading, updates, security, skinning, and services
- Develop core Android applications and services
- Produce effective and maintainable software/systems. Interface with content developers, developer relations team, product team, experience designers, etc. to convert use-cases into concrete dev requirements
- Must be able to document plans, designs, and thoughts for others to consume
- Must wear multiple hats and be able to do different tasks if required
- Must be a self-starter with a results mindset
- Must be able to collaborate effectively - able to share your vision, effectively engage peers, articulate technical concepts to non-technical audiences, promoting your ideas as well as being humble when you may be wrong.
Requirements
- Experience working with the Android Open Source Project (AOSP)
- Must have strong knowledge of Java and effective C, C++Experience with Android Bootloader and A/B Updates
- Experience with Android HIDL and HAL services
- Experience with Android background services
- Experience with network programming and working with REST APIs
- Experience with databases and implementing content providers in Android
- Knowledge of Android internals and security mechanisms
Benefits
- Work Remote Monday - Friday, 40 hours a week (no weekends)
- Vacation: 10 business days a year
- Holidays: 5 National Holidays a year
- Company Holidays: 5 Company Holidays a year (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, New Years Day, Zipdev Day)
- Major Medical Insurance
- Active Lifestyle/Gym Reimbursement
- Quarterly Home Office Reimbursement
- Performance-based Bonus
- Continuous Education Bonus
- Access to Training and Professional Development Platforms
- Did we mention its REMOTE