Software Developer II - Android

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We are searching for an Android Software Engineer to jointhe CNN Mobile Engineering Team.

They arean individual contributor, self-directed, able to work with minimal supervision, and is typically expected to take on the difficult technical challenges. The Engineer will contribute to the technical direction, supporting the Principal Engineers/Architects and Senior Engineers in defining the technology strategy and implementation. We need our engineers to be versatile and always eager to tackle new problems while working in a fun, collaborative and fast-paced environment.

The Android Software Engineer contributes to mobile technology strategy, architecture, best practices, and choice of tools and technology stack across Android app platforms, supporting mobile backend APIs, mobile CI/CD tools, and testing automation.

Theensure technical execution and release of CNN’s mobile apps to end consumers. He/she partners with Product, Design and Delivery Leaders to help teams deliver on product initiatives and operational execution.

This is a great opportunity for an individual that is passionate about building mobile appsfor News audiences. Our team builds innovative and creative user experiences taking advantage of the latest features and technologies thatCNNhas to offer.

Build intuitive, simple and elegantly designed mobile apps that people want to use

Provide support and development of software tools and procedures to extend and enhance the core production pipeline

Work with multiple departments, including Product, Design, Delivery, Editorial and Engineering to implement CNN Digital consumer experience solutions and apps

Assist with troubleshooting production problems, root cause analysis, and debugging

Development and maintenance of existing production systems supporting CNN’s digital ecosystem

Ensure software development follows industry best practices, policies and guidelines. Specifically, ensuring that technical solutions are in line with established CNN Digital strategy,standards in respect to architecture, security, corporate governance, coding standards, monitoring, logging, unit test, and service enablement

BS/MS in computer science (or equivalent)

Demonstrated advanced understanding of troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, application design, solution development, human factors/usability design, and implementation of projects for major business units or the enterprise

Minimum 2 years professional development environment

Strong foundation in programming fundamentals such as data structures and algorithms

Ability to develop new and innovative applications as well as maintaining existing code

Demonstrated full-mobile stack development experience with mobile native clients, SDKs, and APIs (Kotlin/Java, Jetpack Compose, Android platform).

Demonstrated expert knowledge of software development methodologies, practices, and architecture, specifically experience architecting performant, scalable, and secure mobile apps.

Hands-on experience with mobile Dev Ops CI/CD tools and implementing best practices, including automation…