Senior Product Engineer Android

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Description

We are seeking a Senior Android Engineer to work on Hyatt's Digital Product team which develops new groundbreaking applications designed for Hyatt hotel associates and guests. This is a senior position, ideal for someone who is skilled and passionate about front-end and/or back-end development and eager to expand their influence in surrounding areas. You will lead and mentor more junior engineers in a cross-functional team, focused on reaching continuous delivery.

The team is responsible for design, implementation, and maintenance of Hyatt's digital products that could range from property exploration to reservation booking to our on-property digital amenities. As a member of this team, Senior Engineers will provide input as we work with all business functions to help build a digital culture at Hyatt.

Senior Android Engineers will work closely with the Product and Design team-mates to plan and negotiate iterative development cycles in an agile environment. We will also collaborate with the Ops team to build infrastructure and care for the mobile apps and associated properties in production, as Tier 3 support. We apply DevOps tools and culture to deliver software to production early and often, with highly automated and reliable procedures.

A partial, unordered list of desired skills includes Kotlin, Swift, Java, JavaScript, Jenkins, Gitlab, and Selenium.

The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following characteristics:

You believe in well-crafted software, emphasizing quality over quantity, but you are not a zealot or perfectionist.

You like Agile. You like DevOps. Thus, you like Continuous Delivery.

You like to build upon platforms composed of loosely coupled, contractually obligated services.

You believe software is a creative tool that can seamlessly help give guests more time back in the day and love their trip

You want mobile apps to be first class citizens in the software world with capabilities equal to or better than webapps.

You are open to change and eager to find improvements in technology and the ways we work

You are a maker, and you are driven by the thought of seeing your creation in the hands of millions of customers.

You like the challenge of simplifying complex systems and you always consider the big picture even when acting locally.

You are a pleasure to work with and value a great company culture

You objectively evaluate new tools and architectures for adoption, engaging with peers to find the best way forward

Responsibilities

Analyze requirements

Create, test and refactor Android app code

Develop automated tests

Develop automated deployment process

Provide Tier 3 production support

Participate in architecture reviews and technology standards definition

Mentor engineers

Communicate technical and business information to audiences with different levels of familiarity

Demonstrate a commitment to Hyatt core values.

The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

Qualifications
4+ years' experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions.

4+ years' experience programming experience in Kotlin, Java

Expansive technical knowledge and experience with mobile application development (Android, iOS).

Solid foundation in computer science with a strong understanding of data structures, and algorithms.

Experience developing multi-tier scalable and user-centric reliable applications that operate 24x7.

Knowledge of UI and animation frameworks, touch user interface, and MVP/MVVM application design.

Experience building services for information delivery from server to mobile clients working with relevant tools (IDEs, JUnit, etc.).

Strong object-oriented and functional skills including design, coding, and testing patterns

Education

B.S. preferred, in Computer Science or related discipline