What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Android Engineer position at Aura Home, Inc.?
About Aura : Aura’s mission is to create products that bring people closer together through photos, videos, and memories. We’re the leading brand in WiFi-connected digital picture frames, with a range of products ranked #1 by Wirecutter, The Strategist, WIRED, and Oprah. Aura frames display billions of photos worldwide, bringing people closer together wherever they are.
How you will add value : You will join our growing Product Engineering team and work closely with designers and product managers to build new features, improve the experience, and ship app updates to millions of happy customers. Our apps are the primary touch point for our product and are the key to delighting our customers, so we are especially interested in someone who takes a strong customer-focused engineering approach.
The stack : Our Android mobile app is built on a hybrid of Kotlin and Java. We have developed a highly performant photo upload pipeline that runs in the foreground and in the background, so our users' photos can be seamlessly processed. We have a communication stack built on Bluetooth and WiFi that makes managing our hardware device simple and intuitive for our users. Our frame runs an Android app that shares code with our mobile app, providing a connected way for us to build new features and fix bugs. Our web app and the ability to email photos to the frames also provide key connectivity touch points for our customers.
What excites you about an opportunity :
- Own projects from the first line of code, through testing, to production, as well as monitoring analytics after it is released
- Develop new features, fix bugs, and make other improvements to our Android client app and the frame app
- Maintain and improve build systems, testing infrastructure, and QA processes
- Work on our Rails API as needed to support our apps’ features
- Collaborate with designers and product managers to deliver beautiful and functional new features
- Participate in code review on GitHub – when one of us shines, we all shine
- Be responsible for your own weekly tasks through self-organization, communication, and time management
- Participate in our sprint rituals (sprint planning, daily stand, and biweekly retros!), as well as other team and company meetings
We are excited about you because :
Because you matter :
We believe in creating a happy and supportive work environment, so you can excel at your job and enjoy coming into work each day.
We know that not everyone fulfills every single job requirement. If you believe you are a strong fit, we invite you to apply for the role.
Compensation, Benefits, and Perks :
At Aura, we believe in creating a great work environment so you are set up to succeed in your job and do the best work of your career. We have offices in New York City and San Francisco. We offer the following benefits to all full-time Aura employees based in the U.S. :
Benefits may differ for part-time or international roles.)
Compensation : $170,000 - $220,000, commensurate with experience
Aura Home Inc. All rights reserved, Aura is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives to apply.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.
Salary : $170,000 - $220,000
