Android Developer III

AccuWeather is seeking an intermediate to senior Android Developer to support the android team at AccuWeather. This position will directly report to the Senior Manager, App technologies.

 About AccuWeather

AccuWeather, recognized and documented as the most accurate and most used source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, has saved over 12,000 lives, prevented injury to over 100,000 people, and saved companies tens of billions of dollars through better planning and decision-making.

Billions of people around the world rely on AccuWeather’s proven Superior Accuracy™ across our consumer digital platforms. AccuWeather.com is the #1 weather destination and one of the top 100 most-visited websites in the world, and our award-winning AccuWeather app delivers detailed real-time forecasts to millions of smartphones.

AccuWeather forecasts also appear on digital signage, in 700 newspapers, are heard on over 400 radio stations, and viewed on 100 television stations. The AccuWeather Network and AccuWeather NOW® reach an audience of over 125 million on cable and streaming platforms including DirecTV, Charter Communications - Spectrum, Verizon, Philo, Frndly TV, Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Stream, Roku, Xumo, Rockbot, LG, and Amazon Freevee.

AccuWeather For Business serves more than half of the Fortune 500 companies and thousands of other businesses and government agencies globally.

Dr. Joel Myers, Founder and Executive Chairman, established AccuWeather in 1962 and is considered the “father of modern commercial meteorology.” Myers, a leading creative thinker and visionary, has been called “the most accurate man in weather” by The New York Times and has been recognized as one of the top entrepreneurs in American history by Entrepreneur’s Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs. 

Position Summary: 

The Android Developer has a passion for building world-class mobile products and strives to deliver the best experience for AccuWeather users. This role is a unique opportunity to be instrumental in developing our global mobile platform. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Build rich mobile applications and help guide feature development from a technical perspective.
• Advise, collaborate, and provide input to ensure the technical feasibility of the product roadmap.
• Collaborate with Product and Design teams to create elegant and intuitive experience for users.
• Evangelize clean and structured code; provide code review and feedback to other team members.
• Resolve defects, support testing efforts and deploy production code.
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability.
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Evaluate new and existing frameworks, technology, platforms, and tooling.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years’ developing native Android applications
• Experience in designing and developing applications in Kotlin and Compose UI
• Experience working with Android Architecture Components, MVVM
• Knowledge of Android SDK performance tools and optimization techniques
• Experience working with source control systems (Git, SVN, etc.)
• Experience within an Agile delivery team to iteratively plan and develop products
• Knowledge of packaging, signing and provisioning mobile applications
• Experience with mobile hardware SDK like camera, accelerometer, GPS, etc.
• Experience wiring and troubleshooting analytics platforms

Preferred Qualification: 

• Experience with Wear OS
• Experience developing for Android TV
• Interest in developing for Android Auto/Automotive
• Experience in API architecture, performance optimization, client architecture or tools in the mobile space
• Knowledge of user-centered design principles and UI best practices
• Familiarity with the AccuWeather brand and weather-related content

Benefits:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive healthcare and dental benefits.
• 401(k) retirement plan with 50% company match.
• A collaborative work environment

Salary Transparency Statement

The base salary range for this position is $100,000 to $125,000 USD per year. This range reflects the expected compensation for candidates who meet the qualifications and experience requirements outlined in the job posting. The final offer will be determined based on relevant skills, experience, and internal equity.

This position can be located in the United States or Canada. Relocation will not be provided.

We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and encourage open dialogue about pay during the hiring process.

Commitment to Diversity:

AccuWeather is committed to diversity and encourages all qualified candidates to apply. We are an equal-opportunity employer.  If you are a highly motivated, organized, and dynamic professional with the skills and experience to excel in this role, we invite you to join our team and make a significant impact on our organization's success.

AccuWeather is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEO is the Law poster here and its supplement here. The pay transparency policy is available here.

 AccuWeather is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.