Sr. Software Engineer II - Android

Cars Commerce; United States; Remote; USD 149,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Tech Lead Android Engineer in a fully remote setting. This exciting role offers the opportunity to shape the future of mobile engineering for a widely recognized digital platform. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, you'll work with both junior and senior engineers to drive projects from concept to execution, impacting millions of users. If you thrive in an environment that values autonomy and creativity, and you're passionate about new technologies, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant mark in the automotive industry.

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans

401(k) with Company Match

New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Generous PTO

Service-based Recognition Program

Paid Holidays

Floating Holiday

Volunteer Day

Recharge Day

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Android engineering experience with a focus on leadership.
• Experience in a fully remote environment leading technical projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead Android engineering team and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Define technical solutions and oversee project execution.

Skills

Android Engineering

Kotlin

Technical Leadership

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Tools

Jetpack Compose

GraphQL

CircleCI

GitHub

Job description

Be essential at Cars Commerce

At Cars Commerce, we’re fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.

No one ever travels alone here: at its core, Cars Commerce is collaboration. In fact, it’s built into the very fabric of our shared values. We like to say we Rise Together – putting people at the center of what we do, from consumer to customer to community. Life at Cars Commerce makes it easy when we share the ethos to be Open to All, encouraging open-minded communication because we know diverse thinking yields better outcomes. But critical to our success is Caring to Challenge and Taking Ownership, fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment where we think about tomorrow but act today. At our foundation, we have integrity, Doing the Right Thing, even when it’s hard. It’s our shared commitment to these values that makes Cars Commerce a place where growth becomes not only possible, but downright unavoidable.

But don’t take our word for it. As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we're obsessive about the employee experience. We are among the top 20% being declared “Best” of our industry based on six critical factors that are important to employee wellbeing, like quality of pay, benefits, work life balance and more.

Your role:
If you’re an experienced Android Engineer looking for a Tech Lead type role within a 100% remote team, you’ve come to the right place!
Cars.com helps tens of millions of people like you and me find their perfect car match each year, with our 4.7 star rated Android app being a critical part of our strategy. We’re looking for an Android Engineer with 5+ years of experience to serve as a tech lead for our Android engineering team. This role has a high degree of autonomy and ambiguity: You will be working with junior and senior engineers as well as cross functional stakeholders in product, design, and data to take projects from idea to done. This means collaborating through the discovery process to arrive at a technical solution, working to execute upon that solution, and shipping that solution to millions of users.
Your sphere of influence doesn’t stop there. You will personally be able to make your mark on how our Android engineering organization evolves from a technical perspective. Passionate and opinionated about things like new and emerging technologies, automation, and experimentation? You’ll be able to help define the what and the how around Android engineering for our organization, and with that, be able to shape how millions of people shop for their next car on Android.

Our stack:

• Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, GraphQL, CircleCI, GitHub

You bring:

• 5+ years of Android engineering professional experience.
• Experience acting as a tech lead within a 100% remote environment.
• Excitement when given broad agency and responsibility in creating and effecting solutions to abstract mobile engineering questions.

Salary Range:
$149,800—$187,300 USD

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package includes:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans
• 401(k) with Company Match + Immediate Vesting
• New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Generous PTO
• Refuel - a service based recognition program where employees receive additional paid time away to learn grow and reset
• Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Recharge Day

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