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Job Title: Android Developer
Job location: St Louis, MO
Employer: Answers
Employment Type: Full-Time Job
Job Description
Fasten your seat belt, it’s going to be a fast and wild ride. In considering the growth that we’ve seen from Answers.com year over year, everyone is bracing themselves for more Internet technology advancements, more competitive acquisitions, and much-much more hiring. And, it appears that the company is maturing and growing beyond what we could have imagined. In other words, Answers.com has leapfrogged ESPN, Netflix, FOX, Disney, Yelp and Twitter in online visitors (https://www.quantcast.com/top-sites). So, here’s your chance to work for one of the top domains on the planet!
Mobile Developer (Android)
Answers.com is seeking a Mobile Developer to join our exciting and ambitious Android team. The successful candidate will be part of an engineering team devoted to the design and development of the Android and Google Glass applications, the backend API systems and various supporting tools. This position will be located in our St. Louis, MO office.
You will work closely with product and engineering management to satisfy user interface requirements, and work with QA to design tests and walkthroughs. The engineer will also work closely with the iOS team to provide consistent feature set and user experiences across different platforms.
Android Developer | Responsibilities:
- Design and implement new features in our Android mobile app.
- Responsible for thorough testing of the Android app in different devices
- Contribute to business and marketing strategies towards the goal of million downloads in 2014.
- Contribute to the design of UX and UI in the Android app
- Contribute to the UX design and the technical implementations of the new Google Glass app.
- Write thorough, comprehensive technical and high-level documentation
- Mentor junior engineers in company standards and development practices to help them become quality software developers
Android Developer | Requirements:
- 3+ years programming experiences with Java
- 2+ year programming experience with Android
- Detailed understandings of the Android ecosystem and the challenges in testing.
- Proficient knowledge of the database technologies. MySQL preferred.
- Proficient knowledge of the LAMP stack development.
- BS in Computer Science
Android Developer | Preferred:
- 5+ years experiences in JAVA
- 3+ years experiences in Android
- 1+ year experience in LAMP development
- MS in Computer Science.
What’s the gig:
- Develop the technology that powers 180+ million monthly unique visitors
- Collaborate within a team of fervent technology enthusiasts
- Work with the largest internet players, building software that significantly impacts vertical markets
- Fun and exciting atmosphere where hard work is recognized and rewarded
Compensation:
Highly competitive base salary + bonus + opportunity for Incentive Equity Units (similar to stock options with favorable tax treatment)
More reasons to join Answers:
- Company provided equipment, such as up-to-date laptops and/or cell phones
- Liberal paid time off, and/or the ability to earn more based on performance
- Private office space, garage parking, and other office-related benefits
- Commuter benefits: transportation by train, subway, bus or ferry
- 100% company principle paid health insurance — Free options!
- Company paid group dental and vision insurance
- Company paid life and disability insurance
- Liberal employee performance bonuses
- Paid time off (PTO) policy – 15 days to start
- Flex Hours (Varies by department)
- 10 holidays company paid
- 401k savings plan
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