Staff Software EngineerNewUnited States, San Diego, CA (San Diego)

Staff Software Engineer

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Staff Software Engineer, Android SDK

San Diego, CA

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will partner with Product Management, Architects, Engineering, and Operations as a senior team member. You have extensive hands-on technical expertise coupled with ingenuity and excellent communication skills. You will use your understanding of Android, SDKs, frameworks, and developer tools, applying industry-standard best practices to create fluid, performant experiences with maximum extensivity. You will assist in driving our next-generation cross-platform mobile application, applying industry standard best practices and implementation to fluid performant experiences with maximum extensively.

Responsibilities :

• Design, build, and integrate SDKs and developer tools to streamline development across mobile and console teams, enhancing efficiency and collaboration.
• Lead the mobile app development using Agile methodologies like Scrum, delivering iterative improvements and meeting project milestones.
• Driving forward research, development, and implementation of Android features, tools, frameworks, SDKs, and high-performance, innovative technical solutions.
• Collaborate closely with international teams of architects, partners and product managers (USA, Japan, UK) to translate requirements into actionable work packages, creating engaging mobile user experiences.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and craft solutions to improve customer delight.

Required Qualifications :

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$198,200 - $297,400 USD

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