Software Engineer - Android

Job Description

Do you thrive on new and exciting mobile technology? Are you looking for an opportunity to be part of an evolution and large-scale digital transformation? As an Android Software Development Engineer in the Lowes Digital organization, you will be working in an open engineering culture that fosters collaborative decision making with a global team of passionate and talented mobile software engineers. You will have an opportunity to build best in-class customer mobile experiences; engineering complex, secure and high-quality reliable mobile apps; and holding to the highest standards of code quality and testing seriously. You will be responsible for joining a product team and contributing to the software design, development and overall lifecycle for a native Android product. If you are our ideal candidate, you will have demonstrated technical and problem-solving skills, a passion for technology, and strong ownership skills.
Your role within the Android Consumer Mobile Applications Team will include working closely with product management, user experience designers and other software development engineers across our locations in the US and India to deliver best in quality consumer mobile applications.
Job Summary:
The primary purpose of this role is to translate business requirements and functional specifications into logical program designs and to deliver code modules, stable application systems, and software solutions. This includes developing, configuring, or modifying integrated business and/or enterprise application solutions within various computing environments. This role facilitates the implementation and maintenance of business and enterprise software solutions to ensure successful deployment of released applications.
Key Responsibilities:
Collaborates with team members to build flexible, scalable, and maintainable mobile apps
Validates and execute unit tests, and automated UI tests to identify application errors and ensure software meet functional specs
Participates in all software development life cycle phases by applying an in-depth understanding of industry methodologies and standards
Participate in code reviews to instill the highest of code quality, ensure Android best practices, and own the continuous improvement of yourself and the team
Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, techniques, and innovations in Android products and development
Share thoughts and ideas on how to improve the Android Consumer mobile application
Translates business requirements and specifications into logical program designs, code modules, stable application systems, and software solutions with occasional guidance from senior colleagues; partners with Product Team to understand business needs and functional specifications
Develops, configures, or modifies integrated business and/or enterprise application solutions within various computing environments by designing and coding component-based applications using various programming languages
Conducts the implementation and maintenance of complex business and enterprise software solutions to ensure successful deployment of released applications
Supports systems integration testing (SIT) and user acceptance testing (UAT), provides insight into defining test plans, and ensures quality software deployment
Participates in the end-to-end product lifecycle by applying and sharing an in-depth understanding of company and industry methodologies, policies, standards, and controls
Understands Computer Science and/or Computer Engineering fundamentals; knows software architecture and readily applies this to software solutions
Automates and simplifies team development, test, and operations processes; develops conceptual, logical and physical architectures consisting of one or more viewpoints (business, application, data, and infrastructure) required for business solution delivery
Solves difficult technical problems; solutions are testable, maintainable, and efficient
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field)
2 years of experience in Android software development or a related field
2 years of experience in database technologies
1 year of experience working on project(s) involving the implementation of solutions applying development life cycles (SDLC)
Strong CS/analytical skills
Good written and verbal communication skills
Passionate about learning, innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement
Passionate for shipping consumer facing, high quality, mobile applications
Experience using Firebase SDKs
Experience using both Java and Kotlin
Exposure to writing unit tests and UI automation tests using tools such as Espresso, Junit, Robolectric, etc
Stay on top of Android trends including commonly used open source libraries and best practices
Experience working in an Agile team environment and willingness to adapt
Preferred Qualifications:
In most cases Lowes will not be able to provide sponsorship for roles located in the Tech Hub
Experience with popular architectures like MVVM and MVP
Experience with popular libraries like RxJava, Retrofit, OkHttp, and Dagger2
Experience debugging Java/Kotlin native applications
Experience with Material Design and can provide meaningful contribution to the design process
Should be able to collaborate and work with global teams

About Lowes:
Lowes Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 18 million customers a week in the United States and Canada. With fiscal year 2019 sales of $72.1 billion, Lowes and its related businesses operate or service more than 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employ approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowes supports its hometown Charlotte region and all communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
About Lowes in the Community:
As a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company, Lowes is committed to creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts through nonprofit partnerships. Across every community we serve, Lowes associates donate their time and expertise through the Lowes Heroes volunteer program. For the latest news, visit Newsroom.Lowes.com or follow @LowesMedia on Twitter.

Work in United States

Employment Options

Professional Experience

Skills

• Kotlin
• Android Development
• Java
• Git
• Bitbucket
• CI
• CD
• Coding