Android Programmer - Entry Level

Description

ANDROID PROGRAMMER - ENTRY-LEVEL

Job Responsibilities:

• Program and maintain programming interfaces between our custom C++ game engine and the Android OS and third party Android libraries
• Integration and development of desired new technologies within the Android OS as needed by our games
• Maintain and update the Android build environment as needed
• Enthusiastically debug problems specific to our Android games
• Identify and correct performance bottlenecks specific to our Android games
• Identify and communicate technical and developmental risks and generate solutions to overcome those risks
• Effectively listen and communicate with team members in order to quickly adapt as project needs evolve, and to maximize development efficiency

Qualifications:

Required Experience and Skills:

• Proficiency in C++ and the Standard Template Library (STL) container classes and algorithms
• Strong skill and experience with debugging code developed by other programmers
• Solid understanding of Make, Gradle, Ant, or other build systems
• Solid problem solving skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or relevant work experience
• Ability to understand, maintain and enhance an existing code base, only re-writing code when required
• Ability to learn and master new technologies and code
• Ability to work independently and efficiently under deadlines

Additional Desired Experience and Skills:

• Experimentation with Raspberry Pi’s / Arduino or other embedded development hobbies
• An understanding of assembly language (ideally the ARM architecture and the Thumb2 instruction set)
• Experience programming and debugging from a host development environment to a target machine, such as with embedded systems
• Experience using Linux Bash Shell and the Windows Command-Line Interface (or DOS)
• Enthusiasm learning about and working with newly released devices and the latest versions of Android