Staff Software Engineer-Android
Scout Motors3 months ago
Base Salary
$165k - $220k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, maintenance, and mobile release of Android applications.
- Drive the architecture and ground-up implementation of scalable, reliable, and performant mobile platforms and solutions.
- Define and execute Android engineering strategy in partnership with engineering leadership, product management, design, and other stakeholders.
- Lead complex initiatives from concept through delivery, including technical decisions, roadmap definition, risk mitigation, and platform investments.
- Establish best practices and ensure architectural consistency, performance, reliability, maintainability, code quality, operational rigor, and continuous improvement.
- Implement deployment processes and monitoring for mobile platforms.
- Mentor senior and junior engineers through technical guidance, pair programming, code reviews, presentations, example code, and documentation.
- Stay current with mobile development technologies and advocate for appropriate tools and techniques.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience shipping customer-facing Android applications.
- Proficiency in Android development using Kotlin or Java.
- Understanding of mobile platform architecture, UI/UX design principles and frameworks, GraphQL, mobile security, and performance optimization.
- Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and mobile release processes.
- Experience serving as a technical lead for large projects lasting at least six months and defining roadmaps across multiple teams and functions.
- Strong communication skills for explaining technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience in startup environments, launching products from 0 to 1, and graduating them to highly customized applications.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
- Preferred experience includes automotive systems, mobile app testing, experimentation frameworks, automation frameworks, cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure, and mobile apps connecting to an IoT device.
- Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and income protection insurance plans.
- 401(k) program with employer match and immediate vesting.
- 20 days of planned PTO as accrued, 40 hours of unplanned PTO, and 14 company or floating holidays annually.
- Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders.
- Paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, and military leave.
- Full-time, exempt position based in Fremont, California, requiring occasional office attendance, regular in-person meetings, and occasional travel.
About Scout Motors
Scout Motors designs and manufactures electric trucks and rugged SUVs for consumer drivers, reviving the historic Scout off‑road brand. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company is building a manufacturing plant in Blythewood, South Carolina. Its lineup targets work and outdoor use, with both an all‑electric powertrain and a Harvester range‑extender option that integrates a gas generator for extended range.