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The hiring process for this role involves completing your Braintrust profile, applying directly to the role on Braintrust, and undergoing a one-time screening to ensure you meet our vetted talent specifications. After this, the hiring team will contact you directly if they believe you are a suitable match.

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  • JOB TYPE: Freelance, Contract Position (no agencies/C2C - see notes below)
  • LOCATION: Remote - United States only - PST/PDT/CIST, CST/CDT | Full day overlap
  • HOURLY RANGE: Our client is looking to pay $85 – $100 /hr
  • ESTIMATED DURATION: 40h/week - Long term
  • EXPERIENCE: 3-5 years
  • BRAINTRUST JOB ID: 9785

 

THE OPPORTUNITY

Requirements

We are looking for an experienced Senior Android Engineer who can build and ship apps using the latest technology on Android devices to deliver innovative digital experiences that serve athletes and consumers.

The ideal candidate has a deep knowledge of Kotlin, along with a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design and solid reliability. You should be able to own an area or direction, provide leadership to a group of other specialists and complete features to specification, on schedule and with high quality.

Who you will work with

You will be a part of the Global Technology organization working closely with NIKE Innovation teams within Valiant Labs and Member Experiences. We explore new business ideas that can be brought to life using the latest technologies. We strive to embody and continuously redefine Nike’s original mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world.

Responsibilities

  • Develop high quality, consumer-grade features on Android using Kotlin.
  • Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
  • Collaborate with team to define, design, test, and ship new features.
  • Utilize standards and methodologies to maintain code quality and organization.
  • Assist with Sprint planning and organization.

Interview Process:

  • 2 screening video calls
  • 1 technical - Panel Interview

What you’ll be working on

Qualifications

  • Strong programming experience with Kotlin and Java.
  • Proficient in object-oriented programming and the MVVM architecture.
  • Solid understanding of interface development, including Jetpack Compose.
  • Knowledge of Android SDK, Android Studio, and tooling.
  • Understanding of memory management, multi-threading, and concurrency.
  • Experience working with data exchange and persistence, including Room.
  • Experience integrating with REST APIs and cloud services.
  • Experience with automated testing and unit tests.
  • Familiarity with Git, Jenkins CI/CD, versioning, and release management.
  • Experience publishing production apps to the Android Store.
  • Working knowledge of Scrum, KanBan and/or Agile principles and practice.
  • Ability to collaborate with iOS teams to design and ensure feature parity.
  • Excellent communication skills in working with globally distributed teams.
  • Experience with Coroutines and Espresso a plus.

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Notes:

Our employers all have varying legal and geographic requirements for their roles, they trust Braintrust to find them the talent that meet their unique specifications. For that reason, this role is not available to C2C candidates working with an agency. If you are a professional contractor who has created an LLC/corp around their consulting practice, this is well aligned with Braintrust and we’d welcome your application.

Braintrust values the multitude of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

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