Android Engineer

Miles is a universal rewards app similar to a frequent flyer program but for all forms of transportation. Miles delivers value for every mile traveled, across every mode of travel, anywhere in the world. Whether by car (as a driver, passenger, or rideshare), plane, train, subway, bus, boat, bicycle, or on foot, the Miles app effortlessly awards users’ travel - regardless of where their journey takes them. Miles can be saved or redeemed at any time - for cash from PayPal or gift cards from amazing brands such as Amazon, Starbucks, Subway, AMC, Burger King, ULTA Beauty, and many more.

Miles is a Silicon Valley-based startup (having raised $28Mn) with backing from prominent VCs (Porsche, Scrum, JetBlue, Translink, Liil, Urban Us, Sony, Panasonic, and many more). Join the Miles family and be part of this revolutionary program!

Miles is looking for an outstanding Android Engineer. This is a key role in helping shape the Miles brand as Miles continues to grow and strengthen its leadership in the mobility and loyalty industries. You will be working with a great team from diverse backgrounds in a collaborative and supportive environment. We solve a wide variety of interesting technical challenges and continually build up our platform to power the next generation of scale and features. We partner closely with Product, Design, and UX teams to build and ship the most impactful features.

About You

You want to join an early startup on a fast growth trajectory. You are self motivated, take end to end ownership, communicate effectively, and are a fast learner.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the technical design, architecture, and direction of our Android applications.
• Collaborate with Product, Design/UX, and iOS Lead to provide feedback, plan, and execute roadmap features.
• Build and ship high-quality features through weekly sprints and releases.
• Maintain a high crash-free session rate. Diagnose and fix production issues swiftly.
• Advance the code base for the next generation of features, scale, and reliability with robust test cases and coverage.

• At least 4+ years of experience developing rich Android mobile consumer-facing apps
• Expert-level experience with the Android SDK
• Familiarity with Android APIs for location and motion
• Experience with RESTful APIs and asynchronous web services
• Experience with Android animations
• Deep experience working on Android platforms, building and maintaining large-scale apps, or impressive apps that you’ve built personally
• Being a technical expert of the Android platform and competent with industry-standard libraries, frameworks, build processes, and best practices.
• Proficient in the following areas: Java language and related frameworks, multi-threading and concurrency, memory management specific to Android devices, device caching mechanisms, SQLite stores, performance, battery optimization, and profiling.
• Experience running multiple server-controlled A/B test experiments and mobile analytics.
• Experience releasing apps to customers, managing patches, internal and beta distributions, and staged rollouts.
• High-quality code with unit tests, integration tests, and the ability to track and mitigate crashes and maintain a high crash-free rate.

Bonus points

• Worked on apps used by millions of people
• BS or MS in Computer Science or Engineering from a top school
• Prior startup experience