The Weather Company
The Weather Company is the world’s leading weather provider, helping people and businesses make more informed decisions and take action in the face of weather. Together with advanced technology and AI, The Weather Company’s high-volume weather data, insights, advertising, and media solutions across the open web help people, businesses, and brands around the world prepare for and harness the power of weather in a scalable, privacy-forward way. The world’s most accurate forecaster globally, the company reaches hundreds of enterprise clients and more than 360 million monthly active users via its digital properties from The Weather Channel (weather.com) and Weather Underground (wunderground.com).
Job brief The Weather Channel is searching for a Senior Android developer to join our flagship Android development team. This team is responsible for our native Android efforts on smartphones and tablets, both current and in the future.
This is very much a hands‑on position, and the candidate will be responsible for continuing the development of existing world‑class products for the consumer weather space, as well as delivering new and innovative products for mobile users. A wide range of skills will be required and the candidate must be willing to continue the learning process as we continue to innovate with new ideas and as new tools and techniques become available.
We have fully embraced dedicated Agile teams for product development. As such, the candidate must be willing and able to participate as a team member using Agile processes in an open team‑based environment.
A commitment to quality is a must. The prospective candidate must be willing to continually work to raise the bar in terms of both code quality and user experience. This includes participating in code reviews, refactoring code as needed, and assisting others where needed.
Responsibilities
Work in a team-oriented, agile environment
Evaluate the Length of Effort to implement the requirements
Provide alternative solutions that may provide a lower cost of implementation or maintenance when appropriate
Identify performance bottlenecks or resource contention issues and define solutions
Correct defects in the existing product
Implement new features or improvements to the existing product or upcoming product as needed
Create efficient, performant algorithms
Work with Quality Assurance and Testing to deliver well-tested and working applications that meet required specifications
Be proactive and willing to raise issues early in the development process
What you bring
BS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering preferred
5+ years of general programming experience
At least 1-2 years of experience specific to Android development
Proficient in Kotlin
Experienced with Git and GitHub for version control
Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and JSON parsing
Experience with UI development using Jetpack Compose
Competent with Android debugging tools, including Layout Inspector and ADB
Experience with the Gradle build system
Knowledge of local data storage using ROOM and Preferences
Experience implementing background processing with WorkManager
Proficient with Coroutines for asynchronous programming
Experience with unit testing and test-driven development
Understanding of Android memory management and performance optimization
Experience with implementing and consuming REST APIs from Android apps
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work in a collaborative environment
Nice to Have
Experience with AI tools such as Gemini, Cline, Claude, or Cursor
Experience with CI/CD tools
Understanding of the challenges related to mobile development, including battery and radio usage, as well as CPU, GPU, and memory constraints
Flexible Time Off program
Variety of medical insurance options, including a $0 cost premium employee coverage
Benefits effective day 1 of employment include a competitive 401K match with no vesting requirement, national health, dental, and vision plans
Progressive family plan benefits
An opportunity to work for a global and industry-leading technology company
Impactful work in a collaborative environment
As set forth in The Weather Company’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.
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Job brief The Weather Channel is searching for a Senior Android developer to join our flagship Android development team. This team is responsible for our native Android efforts on smartphones and tablets, both current and in the future.
This is very much a hands‑on position, and the candidate will be responsible for continuing the development of existing world‑class products for the consumer weather space, as well as delivering new and innovative products for mobile users. A wide range of skills will be required and the candidate must be willing to continue the learning process as we continue to innovate with new ideas and as new tools and techniques become available.
We have fully embraced dedicated Agile teams for product development. As such, the candidate must be willing and able to participate as a team member using Agile processes in an open team‑based environment.
A commitment to quality is a must. The prospective candidate must be willing to continually work to raise the bar in terms of both code quality and user experience. This includes participating in code reviews, refactoring code as needed, and assisting others where needed.
Responsibilities
Work in a team-oriented, agile environment
Evaluate the Length of Effort to implement the requirements
Provide alternative solutions that may provide a lower cost of implementation or maintenance when appropriate
Identify performance bottlenecks or resource contention issues and define solutions
Correct defects in the existing product
Implement new features or improvements to the existing product or upcoming product as needed
Create efficient, performant algorithms
Work with Quality Assurance and Testing to deliver well-tested and working applications that meet required specifications
Be proactive and willing to raise issues early in the development process
What you bring
BS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering preferred
5+ years of general programming experience
At least 1-2 years of experience specific to Android development
Proficient in Kotlin
Experienced with Git and GitHub for version control
Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and JSON parsing
Experience with UI development using Jetpack Compose
Competent with Android debugging tools, including Layout Inspector and ADB
Experience with the Gradle build system
Knowledge of local data storage using ROOM and Preferences
Experience implementing background processing with WorkManager
Proficient with Coroutines for asynchronous programming
Experience with unit testing and test-driven development
Understanding of Android memory management and performance optimization
Experience with implementing and consuming REST APIs from Android apps
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work in a collaborative environment
Nice to Have
Experience with AI tools such as Gemini, Cline, Claude, or Cursor
Experience with CI/CD tools
Understanding of the challenges related to mobile development, including battery and radio usage, as well as CPU, GPU, and memory constraints
Flexible Time Off program
Variety of medical insurance options, including a $0 cost premium employee coverage
Benefits effective day 1 of employment include a competitive 401K match with no vesting requirement, national health, dental, and vision plans
Progressive family plan benefits
An opportunity to work for a global and industry-leading technology company
Impactful work in a collaborative environment
As set forth in The Weather Company’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.
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