Senior Software Engineer (Android) Remote

Kohl's•Tallahassee, FL

5d•Remote

About The Position

As Senior Software Engineer, you will collaborate closely with design, product and engineering experts to tackle real-world challenges and deliver innovative solutions that elevate Kohl’s retail offerings.

Requirements

4+ years of experience in software development
Understanding of application design patterns, event-driven architecture, database, schemas and testing strategies
In-depth knowledge and experience with continuous integration, continuous deployment and test-driven development
Knowledge of Java and Kotlin for Android
Experience working with notifications and background tasks in apps
Experience with making REST calls over the network
Experience with JavaScript, either in a browser or server-side environment such as NodeJS, React
A deep understanding of design patterns and experience working in a layered architecture (MVVM, MVP etc.)
Strong understanding and experience with Test frameworks Espresso , UIAutomator

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in MIS, Computer Science or related field
Experience with large-scale application troubleshooting and performance tuning
Exposure working with major cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
Familiarity and experience with XP (Extreme Programming)

Responsibilities

Lead the development of high-quality applications that are robust, observable and measurable using extreme programming (XP) practices and a user-centric approach
Participate in the entire application lifecycle in collaboration with designers, product managers, and other engineers on the product team
Leverage critical thinking, experimentation, data, and industry best practices to implement desired business outcomes
Facilitate group discussions and team ceremonies and develop a shared context
Give and receive feedback that’s empathetic, actionable and specific
Practice emergent architecture with sane defaults and build software that is easy to use and easy to modify
Establish and lead product engineering and software standards
Ideate a new product from a user perspective, starting with one or more problem spaces and ending with a stack-ranked list of feasible solutions to test
Research and stay up to date on tech market trends and practices
Lead technical initiatives not only on the team but also across the department
Collaborate with iOS, Android, and Server engineers to ship features