Android Engineer

EMPLOYER IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP. Role Description: Defense Unicorns is seeking an experienced Android Engineer to join our team. As part of our team, you will collaborate with designers, and backend engineers to build and enhance our mobile applications, ensuring a seamless user experience. Responsibilities: Participate in architecture and product decision-making processes with the team Develop new features to simplify user workflows Collaborate with a team to define, design, and implement new features Identify and address bottlenecks, fix bugs, and maintain code quality Gather requirements and provide accurate and realistic project milestones and timelines for completion Engage in engineering-wide architecture and design reviews Coordinate cross-team initiatives to deliver new products and features on GitHub Collaborate with backend engineers to create a cohesive product Work closely with designers to propose new ideas and provide feedback Test the app to maintain a high product quality Mentor teammates to support their professional development Architect Android mobile applications and design best practices Travel Expectations/Requirements: 10-25% The listed responsibilities are not exhaustive and additional responsibilities may be assigned based on the evolving needs of the organization. We are seeking a dynamic individual who is able to adapt and take on new responsibilities as they arise. Preferred Experience and Qualifications: 5+ years of experience as a software engineer 3+ years of experience as a mobile engineer Experience using Git and GitHub Personal experience with Android devices and a passion for the platform Deep knowledge of Android design principles Familiarity with design, testing, and debugging best practices Strong written communication skills Strong API design understanding Proven ability to apply critical thinking skills to system design and software engineering concepts to meet project goals and requirements Experience developing mass market consumer applications Experience creating complex UI, Interactions, and Animations with code Experience building complex Android/Kotlin/Java Apps that have been successfully delivered to customers Experience with Kotlin, Compose, Java and Android SDK Big Bonus: if you have familiarity with Go Full compensation packages are based on candidate experience. Compensation ranges are established using national benchmarking data and apply across all geographic locations within the United States. Remote - USA $123,250 $166,750 USD Who We Are Defense Unicorns delivers mission value by streamlining software delivery so our customers can focus on the most important challenges. We share a vision of freedom and security for the advancement of progress and innovation. Our commitment to this vision, and to our mission-driven customers, means a commitment to speed, user experience and optionality, without compromising security. Our team is composed of innovators, software engineers, and veterans with decades of experience delivering technology programs across the federal market. What We Do We create and deliver secure solutions for continuous software integration and delivery. Defense Unicorns consolidates the best practices for security pipelines, testing, and deployment automation in order to meet the high security requirements valued by mission owners. Our solutions are agnostic by design and we believe that growing a robust ecosystem of secure, cloud-native software solutions can help enterprise customers inside and outside the federal market buy and integrate software more easily. Who We Serve Defense Unicorns’ customers are mission-focused leaders across public and private enterprises. We proudly support defense and civil agencies across the U.S. government and we work closely with the creators of leading-edge software solutions to deliver value to the mission-owner by impro ... (truncated, view full listing at source)