Android Engineer III

About the role

Hinge is the dating app designed to be deleted

In today's digital world, finding genuine relationships is tougher than ever. At Hinge, we’re on a mission to inspire intimate connection to create a less lonely world. We’re obsessed with understanding our users’ behaviors to help them find love, and our success is defined by one simple metric– setting up great dates. With millions of users across the globe, we’ve become the most trusted way to find a relationship, for all.

About the Role

As a key member of our Android team, you will play a vital role in developing and maintaining the Hinge Android mobile application. Your focus will be on implementing new product features, fixing issues, and improving the mobile application user experience. All while leveraging the latest Android tools such as Kotlin, jetpack compose, coroutines, room, hilt and many more. Collaborating within a cross-disciplinary team, including product managers, technical project managers, designers, data engineers, backend engineers, and QA specialists, you will work closely with the Tech Lead and peers to advance our product and contribute to our engineering community. This role offers the opportunity to do high-impact work, directly contributing to a consumer mobile application used by millions. Over time you can expect to grow into an independent, capable, and confident Android developer.

Responsibilities - Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with a diverse team of developers, designers, and product managers to build features that prioritize high quality and user engagement.

- Kotlin Proficiency: Develop and continuously enhance your understanding of Kotlin fundamentals, applying them to create efficient and effective solutions.

- Android Expertise: Gain a thorough understanding of Android development principles and design patterns, applying them to build intuitive and user-friendly applications.

- Issue Resolution: Triage, debug, and effectively resolve software issues, ensuring the stability and performance of our application.

- Codebase Stewardship: Actively contribute to the long-term health and evolution of the codebase, implementing best practices and innovative solutions.

- Code Reviews: Regularly perform code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers to foster a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

- Active Team Participation: Engage actively in team ceremonies such as stand-ups, planning sessions, and retrospectives to ensure alignment and promote agile methodologies.

- Effective Communication: Maintain clear and positive communication with team members and other departments, supporting an empowering and inclusive team environment.

What We're Looking For - Professional Android Development Experience: You have 3-5 years of experience in Android development, demonstrating the ability to design and implement mobile applications effectively.

- Google Play Publication: You have experience publishing at least one application on the Google Play Store, showcasing your understanding of the deployment process and maintaining a production application.