Software Developer I (Android)

Tripadvisor; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the travel tech sector is seeking a Software Engineer to join their Mobile App Product Engineering teams. The role involves enhancing features in flagship Android and iOS apps, focusing on user-centric design and high-quality standards. Candidates should have a background in Computer Science and experience in Android development, preferably with Kotlin. Join a diverse team dedicated to delivering impactful travel experiences.

Qualifications

• 0-3 years of professional experience.
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals.
• Experience with shipping mobile products.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, scalable features to millions of travelers.
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, and other engineers.
• Practice and uphold clean code principles and high reliability standards.

Skills

Communication

Technical Acumen

User-Centric Mindset

Creativity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Android Development

Kotlin

Job description

We believe that we are better together, and at Tripadvisor we welcome you for who you are. Our workplace is for everyone, as is our people powered platform. At Tripadvisor, we want you to bring your unique perspective and experiences, so we can collectively revolutionize travel and together find the good out there.

A core focus of our strategic vision is building mobile apps that empower travelers to plan and book perfect trips. As part of the group building those apps you get to drive our company's strategic growth and impact many millions of monthly active visitors worldwide.

Our Mobile App Product Engineering teams are responsible for the features in our Flagship Android and iOS apps that delight millions of travelers around the world. One of these teams is looking for a software engineer with experience designing, building, and maintaining Android apps, preferably at scale. The ideal candidate would bring excellent communication skills, technical acumen, and a product-mindset.

What you'll do :

Deliver high-quality, scalable features to millions of travelers across many countries and languages.

Collaborate with designers, product managers, and other engineers to iterate on new features.

Practice, uphold, and promote high quality and reliability standards, respect clean code principles, implement unit and integration tests.

Skills & Experience :

0-3 years of professional experience.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.

Strong Computer Science fundamentals.

Experience with Android development, preferably in Kotlin.

Knowledge of mobile architecture patterns (e.g., MVVM).

Good understanding of reactive programming.

Experience in shipping mobile products.

Previous work in an Agile environment.

User-centric mindset.

Great creativity.

Nice to haves :

Experience with Jetpack Compose.

Experience with Kotlin Coroutines.

Experience with Clean Architecture.

Experience with large, multi-module projects.

Experience with dependency injection.

GraphQL know-how.

Experience with server-driven UIs.

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