[Wattpad] Android Engineer

What you'll be doing:

• Feature Development:  Design & implement cutting-edge Android app features using Kotlin and Compose to deliver an amazing user experience to millions around the world. You will also write functional unit tests for your code.
• Maintenance & Optimization: Refactor existing code, fix feature bugs, investigate app crashes and ANRs and improve app performance and stability.
• UI/UX Implementation: Translate Figma design mockups into intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces using Jetpack Compose.
• Release Master Duties: Periodically releasing weekly app updates to the Google Play Store, updating 3rd party SDKs, monitoring crashes and ANRs.
• Team Collaboration: Work effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality product features, contributing to early discussions & tech discoveries of new feature development.
• Code Review: Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and knowledge sharing among team members.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay up-to-date with the latest Android technologies and best practices.

What we're looking for:

• Experience: 2-4 years of experience in Android development.
• Programming Languages: Strong proficiency in Kotlin.
• UI Frameworks: Expertise in Jetpack Compose for UI development.
• Libraries: Experienced with Firebase, dependency injection libraries (e.g., Dagger / Hilt), Room and Retrofit for handling local data & networking calls. 
• Multithreading & Concurrency: Knowledge about efficiently handling background tasks and managing asynchronous operations using Kotlin Coroutines, WorkManager and other relevant techniques.
• Architecture: Familiarity with MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) and CLEAN architectural patterns.
• Tools: Knowledge of Git, GitHub, and GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines.
• Testing: Experience with unit testing and UI testing frameworks.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Passion: A genuine enthusiasm for storytelling and the Wattpad community & sincerely enjoys developing using modern Android features. 
• Eagerness and initiative: You leave the codebase cleaner than you found it. You have an entrepreneurial attitude with strong user empathy values.

Bonus points for:

• Background or experience with Ads, Billing & Subscription features.
• Familiarity with Epoxy for building complex recycler views. 
• Familiarity with building Design System UI components.
• Worked earlier in a social networking Android application.
• Published an Android application to Google Play

What we offer:

• Career development; we believe in mentorship and investing in your learning, supporting you to achieve your goals
• Health benefits, including vision and dental!
• RRSP Contributions (Canada), 401K Contributions (USA)
• Generous vacation and Parental Leave Top-up
• Corporate discount for gym memberships for you and your family
• Winter break shutdown and a whole lot more!