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Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Android Developer to join an industry leading media productions company. We are looking for a full time Senior Mobile Apps developer (Android) to join our team to build a native app for video/audio content delivery through a retail e-commerce platform. Excellent oral and written communication is a must and so is inter-personal skills and team spirit. Commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and the creation of quality products is essential.

Responsibilities:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
•  Design and build applications for the Android platform and FireTV
•  The developer will lead the entire application lifecycle right from the concept stage until delivery and post-launch support.
•  Responsible for the quality and performance of the apps
•  Responsible for code check-ins, maintainability, and ongoing enhancements as needed
•  Must be capable of translating high-level user requirements into technical tasks
•  Ability to read/ follow undocumented code to improve the performance and execution of the code.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git or SVN
•  Creation of applications in the Google Play App Store: in-app purchasing and subscriptions to sync with Google Play billing.
•  Creation of applications in the Amazon App Store: in-app purchasing and subscriptions to sync with Amazon In-App Purchasing.
•  Documentation in Confluence for updating and tracking purposes.

Qualifications:

• 6 to 9 years of Android/Java/Kotlin application development experience, with a portion in Android Studio and/or Gradle
• Experience developing user experiences in native Android and mixed HTML/Android apps.
• Experience designing applications and services from the ground up
• At least one completed app in Google Play — include the links in your resume or cover letter
• Good understanding of OOP, concurrency, synchronization, and memory management
• Experience with in-app purchasing with integration to payment processors is highly desirable
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Ideal candidate will also possess experience with Roku, iOS, Android, and Kindle/Amazon apps
• Experience in content space with audio/visual like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, MLB, Roku etc., would be a huge plus
• Experience with setting up automated build scripts, CI (Continuous Integration)
• Experience with writing Unit test
• Experience working with undocumented code and documenting it
• Experience cleaning up library dependencies
• Experience working with 3rd Party SDKs and integration
• Preferred Education and Experience

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
• Experience creating GitHub pages to share with the developer community.
• Active participation in the online community like Source Forge, Stack Overflow.
• Experience cleaning up library dependencies
• Experience with BrightScript and Roku Pay
• Solutions-oriented software developer
• The successful candidate will demonstrate:
• High attention to detail including proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities
• Ability to think strategically and execute methodically. Strong team-orientation
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is expected
• Committed to learning and expanding professional and technical knowledge
• Successful history of launching mobile and tablet applications
• Ability to clearly communicate data insights to others
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves and do whatever is necessary
• Demonstrated ability to dive deep into understanding the product, our business, and the competitive landscape
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members in a constructive way
• Ability to communicate with 3rdparty vendors for desired results

Compensation:

$130,000 – $150,000, benefits, flexible pto, paid holidays, 401k