Senior Android Developer

Overview

Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR) is boldly redefining commerce by simplifying complex payments ecosystems across the world. As the leader in commerce-enabling technology, Shift4 powers billions of transactions annually for hundreds of thousands of businesses in virtually every industry. For more information, visit www.shift4.com.

Senior Software Engineers – Android Development

Are you a great Android Developer & want to be part of something really big?

Shift4 is expanding globally and we are seeking several passionate Senior Android developers to join the software product team! They will be key team members responsible for designing, developing and deploying Shift4’s new built-for-cloud restaurant platform that delivers on a complete solution for restaurant operators of all sizes that marries point-of-sale, guest engagement, online & mobile ordering, payments, analytics, table reservation, loyalty and much more! This platform is known as SkyTab

The main focal point of the platform consists of beautifully designed and highly functional Kotlin business apps deployed on both custom and consumer hardware. We are in the process of expanding our team with the best and brightest to ensure we continue to out-innovate competition and pave the way for the future of Shift4!

This opportunity is onsite can be based in: Center Valley, PA, Butler, PA Tampa, FL, Silver Spring, MD Atlanta, GA or Las Vegas, NV

Relocation assistance may be available.

Responsibilities

• Hardcore coding in Kotlin of high-performant business solutions.
• Be an active participant in a high velocity scaled Agile process.
• Work alongside other Software Engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Business Analysts, QA, and other team members to achieve elegant solutions which satisfy business needs, goals, and objectives.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement of development processes, technical solutions, and SkyTab itself.
• Test “your own” code via unit, integration and acceptance testing techniques to ensure delivery and quality goals are met.
• Diagnose and resolve issues with deployed systems using a variety of techniques including direct engagement with support personnel and customers.
• Become an acknowledged technical expert and specialist for some parts of the platform. As a team, we know that not everyone can know everything, but as a Senior Engineer, you are expected to develop and expertise in some parts of the platform on behalf of the team.
• Proactive assessment and analysis of existing systems to maximize quality and customer satisfaction, minimize maintenance costs and other operational issues.
• Likelihood of leading mid to large teams of developers to tackle important initiatives or pressing objectives for the product.
• Likelihood of becoming a scrum team lead for being a guiding force in the code base and helping the team clearly understand objectives and deliverables in a given sprint.
  
  

Skills

• An expert in Kotlin programming, the Android 8 & 10 SDK and with Google’s Android design principles.
• 5 years hands-on experience developing innovative Android apps (Java, Kotlin) targeting both business users and consumers.
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design and ability to work closely with UI designers.
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent. Experience in lieu of a degree may be considered.
• Expertise with maintaining transactionality with asynchronous offline mode applications, threading and performance tuning (our apps must be responsive and fast!).
• Strives to ensure that solutions are a great fit and use to the target end user persona.
• Experience working in an agile software development lifecycle (SDLC) by designing, developing, and deploying working software through analysis of functionality as defined by a Product team.
• Comfortable and experienced identifying and implementing non-functional requirements, writing code that is clean, of good quality
• Proficient with testing work-in-progress deliverables to make sure they meet acceptance criteria and functional requirements as defined by a Product team as well as non-functional requirements defined by the development team.
• Great interpersonal, verbal and written skills including documentation of complex technical solutions (e.g., white boarding, code comments)
• Driven and wants to be part of a highly productive team that delivers products on a continual basis.
  
  

Skills That Are a Plus To Have (not Required)

• Expertise and experience with a focus around restaurant point of service apps (POS, Kiosk, online ordering) is a big plus.
• A strong plus: Hands-on experience using RabbitMQ for data synchronization and replication, and RESTful APIs for fetching and upserting of transactions to the cloud back end.
  
  

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