About the team:

As part of our Native App Engineering team, you will utilize your personal and professional knowledge and experience to create native mobile app technology, specifically Android, within our Mobile Application Development Team. This team plays a crucial role in DHI's global mobile product strategy by building and supporting cutting-edge iOS and Android mobile applications for Dice.com.

About the role:

In this role, you'll dive headfirst into our cutting-edge Android development projects, contributing to the creation of engaging native mobile applications. You'll work closely with our Mobile Product Owner, engineering, and test teams, and Mobile UX Design team to deliver top-notch mobile experiences.

Your career at DHI will be filled with exciting challenges and opportunities for growth. From onboarding and familiarizing yourself with our development environment to contributing to ongoing projects and building strong relationships with your team, every day will bring new learning experiences and chances to make a difference.

Why we're hiring for this role:

The Mobile Software Engineering team brings the features of Dice.com to life, providing the best mobile experience on the Dice platforms for both technologists and recruiters. Native first design and development focus are key to success in this role.

In the short term you will:

During the first 90 days in the role, you will accomplish several key milestones:

• Onboarding and Familiarization: Understand the company's development environment, tools, processes, and coding standards. Get to know your team members and their roles.
• Understanding the Product: Familiarize yourself with the product or projects you'll be working on. Understand the user base, key features, and the overall goal of the application.
• Codebase Familiarization: Dive into the existing codebase. Understand the architecture, design patterns, and coding conventions used in the project.
• Contribution to Ongoing Projects: Work on smaller tasks or bug fixes to get acquainted with the codebase and development workflow.

In the long term you will:

During the first 6-12 months in the role, you will accomplish several key milestones:

• Learning and Skill Development: Identify areas for improvement in your Android development skills and start learning. This could involve learning new libraries, frameworks, or tools that are relevant to your projects.
• Setting Goals: Set short-term and long-term goals for your role within the team. Discuss these goals with your manager to ensure alignment with the team's objectives.
• Building Relationships: Build relationships with your team members, stakeholders, and other departments you'll be collaborating with. Communication is key to a successful team dynamic.
• Feedback and Improvement: Seek feedback from your peers and manager regularly. Use this feedback to improve your skills and performance.
• Contribution to Process and Product Improvement: As you become more familiar with the projects and processes, look for opportunities to suggest improvements in development processes or tools that could benefit the team.
• Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Document your work and share your knowledge with the team. This could include writing documentation, giving presentations, or conducting code reviews.

What you bring to the team:

• Research latest trends, strategies and emerging technologies for mobile applications and contribute to the technical vision.
• Work with other software engineers to understand the high-level mobile software designs and technical specs.
• Code, test, debug, document, and implement complex software applications. Create complex prototypes and ensure deliverables are high quality and meet user expectations. Support system and integration testing activities. Initiate design reviews for new applications and adhere to software development standards.
• Work with product owners and designers to understand and implement the mobile application vision.
• Oversee and contribute to the documentation of production support processes. Anticipate long term support issues and plans for corrective actions. Collaborate with support teams to ensure complex issues are resolved in a timely manner.

Required:

• In depth knowledge of Java and Kotlin
• Expertise building apps that communicate with RESTful and GraphQL services
• Solid Object-Oriented Development principles
• Understanding of Continuous Integration tools and techniques
• A working understanding of Agile development methodologies
• Strong communication, problem-solving, organization skills and attention to detail
• Commitment to delivering quality code

Preferred:

• Solid Software Development experience
• Experience developing with Android OS