Android Engineer
Remote
Job Summary
Develop and maintain Chess.com's flagship Android application serving 185M+ global players with high-performance, scalable mobile experiences. Design and implement shared codebase architecture to maximize efficiency and reusability across the ecosystem. Collaborate cross-functionally with design, product, data analytics, and coaching teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions. Optimize application performance through code reviews, monitoring, and implementation of Android best practices. Contribute to technical architecture decisions for mobile scalability and maintain development workflows to support rapid iteration in a fully distributed team environment.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of professional Android development experience with production applications
- Expert-level proficiency in Kotlin and Android SDK development
- Hands-on experience with Android Architecture Components including ViewModels, Room, and Navigation
- Proficiency with asynchronous programming using Coroutines or RxJava
- Experience with dependency injection frameworks including Dagger 2 or Hilt
- Proven experience with Jetpack Compose for modern UI development
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in fully distributed/remote teams with strong written and verbal communication skills
- Track record of taking ownership of features and projects from conception to delivery
- Experience shipping Android applications to Google Play Store
Desired Qualifications
- Kotlin Multiplatform experience for cross-platform mobile development
- Swift/iOS/React Native development experience for enhanced cross-platform collaboration
- Gaming industry experience or passion for chess and gaming
- Experience with performance optimization for applications serving millions of users
- Familiarity with real-time applications and multiplayer gaming architecture
- Experience with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines for Android
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