Android Developer

Ampcus, Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc. is seeking an Android Software Engineer for a 6-month assignment in NY/NJ. You will join an agile team to design and deliver scalable Android applications using Kotlin and modern tooling.

Responsibilities include producing production-ready code, leveraging AI-assisted development, building CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating across teams to ensure secure, reliable software delivery within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in Software Engineering with 3+ years of applied experience.

Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions and troubleshooting with scalable design.
• Leverage AI-assisted tooling to improve quality while ensuring secure coding standards.
• Apply SDLC tools to improve value through automation and rapid delivery.
• Create production-ready code and maintain algorithms syncing with systems.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex mobile apps.

Skills

Kotlin

Android development

CI/CD

Agile

Education

Formal training in Software Engineering

Tools

Git

Android Studio

RxJava

Espresso

Job description

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Location:

NY/NJ, Columbus, Delaware

Duration:

6-month assignment with the possibility of extension / conversion to FTE

Job Description:

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level. As an Android Software Engineer, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Execute software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Leverage enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity across complex deliverables, while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards; contribute learnings and reusable patterns to improve broader team effectiveness.
• Apply knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
• Create secure and high-quality production code and maintain algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development.
• Gather, analyze, synthesize, and develop visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems.
• Proactively identify hidden problems and patterns in data and use these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture.
• Contribute to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies.
• Add to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Formal training or certification in Software Engineering and 3 years applied experience.
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; ability to guide peers on safe and effective usage within team practices.
• Combined software/application development experience, with a focus on mobile development.
• Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring diverse engineering teams building native mobile applications.
• Strong Android development experience, including building mobile applications using Kotlin.
• Working knowledge of common architectural patterns, including MVVM, MVP, and MVC.
• Experience with modern native mobile development tools and frameworks, including Git, Xcode, CocoaPods, Swift Package Manager, CoreData, Android Studio, Robolectric, Mockito, Espresso, RxJava, Dagger, and Retrofit.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working in Agile development environments, including daily scrums and iteration reviews/planning.
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Familiarity with mobile performance optimization, device-based testing, and common mobile platform constraints.
• Working knowledge of multiple programming languages, such as Swift, Kotlin, Objective-C, Java, C, JavaScript, Ruby, and Python.
• Experience with Git source control management.
• Experience consuming and integrating RESTful web services in mobile applications.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clarify application requirements with business partners via phone/email in addition to technical documentation.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.