Principal Android Engineer - Covenant Consulting

Title: Principal Android Mobile Engineer (Bluetooth)
Location: Onsite in Lake Forest, CA
Terms: Direct Hire

Years of Experience: 7+ in Software Engineering & Mobile Development
Direct Hire or Conversion Salary Range: $124,635 to $182,798.

Our client is the worldwide leader in access solutions. Our offering covers products and services related to openings, such as locks, doors, gates and entrance automation solutions. This also includes expertise in controlling identities with keys, cards, tags, mobile and biometric identity verification systems. They are the market leader in IoT, smart connectivity, locksets, high security key systems, door closers, exit devices, electro-mechanical products, and access control systems for new construction, renovation, and replacement applications.

Job Summary

• The Principal Mobile Software Engineer is a key member of the Engineering team working on the development efforts with the focus on Android systems.
• You will be working with internal stakeholders to develop the overall solution(s) requirements.
• You will also lead and mentor mobile engineers, consult and collaborate with other principal engineers to influence or drive mobile technical and architectural decisions and roadmap.
• You will also guide and support identifying and working with 3rd party development partners who will develop some of these solutions to deliver to the market.
• You will have to be part of design initiatives of the new products and do enhancements to existing products that are already in the market.

Business Environment

You will be joining the Hardware & Home Improvement (HHI) Business within the Spectrum Brands Company (SPB) located in Lake Forest, California. HHI is a leading global provider of well-known brands such as Kwikset, Baldwin, Weiser, Pfister and National Hardware.

HHI brings several decades of mechanical door lock expertise while incorporating electronics and wireless solutions over the past decade. Our recent releases into the Smart Home arena are KEVO – “your phone is your key” and Kwikset/Weiser Mobile Applications. The Smart Home and Internet-of-Things (IoT) are rapidly evolving and growing, HHI is positioned well with number one brands in North America to lead and continue the tradition of delivering valuable solutions to customers. As part of a world-class Engineering team, you will play a critical role in the development of Android mobile applications and the ecosystem. You will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team and external partners to bring our customers great new products with exceptional experience.

If you are a person with the passion and drive to make a difference in people’s lives, then you will enjoy our journey with a great deal of fun.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• (40%) Working in a New-Product-Introduction (NPI) environment to design, build, and enhance mobile application.
• (20%) Work closely with our development partners (3rd party mobile developers, cloud developers, UI/UX, & QA) on the architectures, solutions, development, integration and testing of the mobile applications and interfaces to our cloud ecosystem and devices to ensure deliverables meet requirements with high quality.
• (20%) Work closely with the broader cross functional team to scope the requirements and propose solutions to address our short term and long-term needs.
• (10%) Develop a shared library and building high quality APIs and documentation for other engineers.
• (5%) Develop prototypes to communicate interaction and design ideas.
• (5%) Technical leadership skills to organize and lead code reviews, adherence to code/development processes and team meetings

Education and Experience Profile

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
• BS or MS Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
• Proven experience architecting and developing native mobile applications for Android starting with initial concept.
• Experience developing mobile applications for consumer devices with Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi connectivity.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Android and exposure to iOS.
• Experience with Android development languages Java and Kotlin
• Experience in doing functional, integration and unit testing.
• Experience certifying and launching mobile applications with App Store and/or Google Play Store
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing secure mobile applications (Authentication, Encryption, Session Management, Least Privilege, Threat Modeling)
• Demonstrated experience implementing and deploying mobile applications with secure cloud solutions within AWS
• Experience with software agile processes, version controls, testing and defect tracking management, DevOps and CI/CD

Required Skills

• Familiarity with Kotlin and Java
• Experience with GraphQL for querying and manipulating API data
• Good understanding and knowledge of end-to-end security (device-cloud-mobile)
• Exposure to communications protocols such as BLE, Wi-Fi and/or NFC (Near Field Comm).
• Ability to technically work and lead peers and 3rd party developers.
• Familiar with product development life cycle and hardware/software deployment.
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices.
• Proven work experience in design patterns mobile architecture using frameworks such as MVVM/MVC/MVP.
• Strong communication skills: written and oral for different technical or business audiences
• Passionate, flexible, collaborative, works independently, sets own goals and has a “can-do” positive attitude.
• Proven ability to build relationships and work effectively and confidently at all levels of an organization, including interaction with senior management.
• Excellent documentation practices.
• Some travel is required.
• Other assignments as deemed necessary.

Additional Desired Skills

• Familiar with hardware or embedded firmware and cloud dependencies.
• Familiarity with developing native mobile applications with Android.
• Exposure to VUI (Voice User Interface) tools such as Alexa and Google Home.

Work Environment:

Working conditions are normal for an office environment.

Covenant Consulting strives to attract, cultivate and retain exceptional talent. If you feel you are a match for the position, and are interested in a great growth opportunity, we encourage you to contact Shannon.McInnis@Covenant-Consulting.com

Covenant Consulting is a Technology Services Provider offering project-based IT consulting, IT staffing and IT recruiting services. Every partnership reflects our uncompromising commitment to quality and integrity. We have extensive experience and capabilities in project-based consulting, short and long-term staff augmentation, and permanent recruitment. We work with companies of every size, across many industries and have the flexibility to scale solutions to meet our client's specific needs.