Android Engineer - remote

BetterUp
Posted 3 years ago

BetterUp is a mobile-based coaching platform that brings personalized professional coaching to employees at all levels. We help managers lead better, teams perform better, and employees thrive personally and inspire professionally. Our mission is to help professionals everywhere pursue their lives with greater clarity, purpose, and passion. Our product was developed by a team of leading behavioral scientists, researchers, and technologists to bring evidence-based learning to professionals everywhere. We’re already transforming the way companies approach talent development at high-performing organizations like Genentech, Mars, LinkedIn, and Workday. Let’s build together! 


We’re looking for a driven Android engineer who cares deeply about their craft, and who wants to use their skills to bring about positive change in the world while working in a high-performing organization using modern software development approaches. Someone who is comfortable in the rapidly changing nature of a startup environment but also adept at moving relentlessly forward: doing what needs to be done to unblock projects that truly deliver value to our users. At BetterUp we delight in supporting and pushing each other to bring out the best in our colleagues and would love someone to join the team who shares our passions for empathy, excellence, and continuous improvement. We also deeply understand that a key to peak performance is balance, and our culture is focused on providing the support our people need to be able to bring their whole selves to bear in service of our mission.


Responsibilities:

  • Product Engineer - Collaborate with designers and stakeholders to craft top-notch experiences in our Android application and also seize opportunities to stay on your edge and stretch beyond mobile engineering to get the job done.
  • Lean and Agile Owner - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to distill and synthesize requirements into discreet and meaningful iterations that can be implemented quickly to facilitate tight feedback loops and learning via data and metrics.  Leverage Lean Startup and Agile methodologies along with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment infrastructure to rapidly prototype and validate ideas.
  • Quality Maintainer - Build a scalable and stable application architecture using modern patterns to deliver a first-class mobile product. Follow automated testing best practices to enable us to move quickly without breaking things.

If you have some or all of the following please apply:

  • 5+ years of experience building native Android applications, including time spent at a startup
  • Strong and up-to-date grasp of Kotlin, Java, and the Android SDK
  • Strong grasp of UI design patterns and passion for delightful user experiences
  • Experience with automated testing (unit testing, integration testing, UATs)
  • Successful history of working as part of a remote team
  • Strong verbal and written communication, a high level of integrity, and a passion for collaboration

Benefits:


At BetterUp, we are committed to living out our mission every day and that starts with providing benefits that allow our employees to care for themselves, support their families, and give back to their community. 

  • Access to BetterUp coaching;one for you and one for a friend or family member 
  • A competitive compensation plan with opportunity for advancement
  • Full coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Employer Paid Life, AD&D, STD, and LTD insurance
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Per year: 
  • 13 paid holidays 
  • 4 BetterUp Inner Workdays (https://www.betterup.co/inner-work)
  • 5 Volunteer Days to give back
  • Learning and Development stipend
  • Holiday charitable contribution of your choice on behalf of BetterUp
  • 401(k) self contribution

BetterUp Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, BetterUp Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.