Senior Android Engineer
Cognizant’s Digital Engineering practice is seeking a highly qualified Senior Android Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain high-quality Android applications, ensuring a seamless user experience and robust performance. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise in Android development and a passion for creating innovative solutions.
- You must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Location: New York, NY.
*Candidate is required to be in the office 3 days a week*
Roles/ Responsibilities
· Executes creative software solutions design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
· Work with product managers, architects, and other engineers to follow in translating requirements to solution options and recommendations.
· Drive solution designs inclusive of clear annotations on key components and flows, considerations and options, recommendations, and justifications
· Develops secure and high-quality production code and review and debugs code written by others.
· Ensure commitments are met while providing high-quality and cost-effective systems that meet client expectations.
· Adapt digital Agile approach and work with mobile vendor to implement the mobile solution.
· Keep up to date on modern technology, standards, protocols, and tools in areas relevant to the rapidly changing digital environment.
· Troubleshoot and fix issues in production and non-production environments.
· Work with server engineers to design API (Application Programming Interfaces) specs.
· Propose and implement process improvements to make our engineering team even better.
Required qualifications:
· BS/BA degree or equivalent experience
· Familiarity with Agile development including daily scrum and weekly iteration reviews and planning
· 12+ years’ experience in designing and implementing Android applications using Kotlin
· Java, MVVM, Dagger, RxJava, Kotlin, JUnit, Mockito, Git
· Experience working with API integration
· Experience in RxJava, LiveData, and Restful API integration is expected
· Experience in Unit testing libraries like Mockito
· Strong understanding of java and android ecosystem
· Excellent understanding of all mobile UI fundamentals, from layout to animations
· Understanding of architectural patterns such as MVP and MVVM
· Understanding of application design patterns – Gang of Four patterns
· Experience with Unit Testing frameworks
· Android jetpack, Kotlin Coroutines
Salary and other compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $138,500 – $162,500 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
Applications will be accepted until 10/25/2024.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Why Choose Cognizant?
It takes a lot to succeed in today’s fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams! We stand out because we put human experiences at the core. Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry-recognized, award-winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical trainings to keep your abilities fresh and have opportunities to acquire certifications on the newest technologies.
Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion—for our clients (fortune 100 companies), our communities, and our organization. It’s the defining attribute that we look for in our people.
If you love ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you!
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The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
About us:
Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, helping organizations modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they stay ahead in a fast-changing world.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion:
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, champions equity and values inclusion. We are dedicated to nurturing a community where everyone feels heard, accepted and welcome. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.
Disclaimer:
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.