Senior Android Engineer

Position Title: Senior Android EngineerLocation: Aurora, IL or Atlanta, GA
New Product Development engineering team is looking for a highly motivated, passionate Mobile App Developer Lead looking to develop Android mobile apps for next generation of connected smart home products. Your app will be used by every consumer of First Alert connected products and whatever you develop or enhance will receive lots of visibility, instantly. As a member of collaborative engineering team, you will be defining and implementing interfaces, user experience and new features, and fixing problems and enhancing performance. The nature of the position requires the candidate to have excellent communication skills, strong technical and debugging skills, along with a drive to make a difference.
Qualifications and Responsibilities:

• 7+ years of experience in app development and mass deployment
• Experience developing native Android in Java/Kotlin Android development environments is a must
• AWS IOT/WiFi and BLE connected device experience preferred
• Track record of designing, developing, and shipping great apps is a must. Must be able to provide working examples of deployed apps in market
• Experience in defining and adhering to interfaces is a must. Experience in interfacing app with Cloud or smart home device is preferred.
• Mentors junior engineers as needed. Holds everyone to high coding standards, leads by example.
• Zealous about high quality, high interaction consumer product.
• Advocate for the end user
• Self-motivated and obsessively passionate, inquisitive and seek to solve everyday problems in innovative ways.
• Highly focused, with the ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Excellent analytical, programming and debugging skills.

Education

• Bachelor's in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or related technical field (Master’s preferred)

Newell Brands (NYSE: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Paper Mate, Sharpie, Dymo, EXPO, Parker, Elmers, Coleman, Jostens, Marmot, Rawlings, Oster, Sunbeam, FoodSaver, Mr. Coffee, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Graco, Baby Jogger, NUK, Calphalon, Rubbermaid, Contigo, First Alert, Waddington and Yankee Candle. For hundreds of millions of consumers, Newell Brands makes life better every day, where they live, learn, work and play. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.