Mobile Developer - Software Engineer

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Location: Waterloo,Ontario,Canada

This is an opportunity in the exciting and fast-growing transportation technology industry. Public transit is being transformed from a system of static, scheduled fixed-routes, to a dynamic on-demand network, and you will be one of the pioneers shaping this transformation.

As the newest member of our Software Engineering team, you will contribute to the design and development of RideCo’s industry-leading ridesharing mobile applications. The ideal candidate must possess a sound grasp of mobile application development principles, leveraging their ability to understand business requirements and translate them directly into product and implementation decisions. You will thrive in a small-team environment with fast-paced agile iterations, where every developer contributes code that delivers a meaningful impact to our customers and the company.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Designing and developing high-quality, user-focused features for our native Android application.
• Delivering new functionality and improvements that enhance the driver app experience.
• Collaborating closely with product owners, designers, and engineers to translate requirements into well-architected solutions.
• Writing clean, readable, testable, and maintainable code.
• Owning code quality through refactoring, testing, and continuous evaluation.
• Identifying and addressing technical debt while balancing delivery timelines.

Your playground / what you’ll learn:

At RideCo you’ll get a chance to play, learn, and build with the following tools and technologies as part of a cross-functional team that is the world’s foremost innovator in on-demand transit software.

• Kotlin for Android.
• Android SDK and Android Studio.
• Consuming and integrating internal and external APIs.
• Modern development practices including Agile workflows, continuous integration, Jenkins, and zero-downtime deployments.
• Building and evolving production-scale mobile applications.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:Requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience building, maintaining, and scaling Android applications.
• Knowledge of the Android SDK, Android Studio, and platform best practices.
• Experience with consuming RESTful APIs within a mobile app.
• A problem-solving attitude and excellent technical and communication skills.

Preferred:

• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and/or Java for Android development.