Mobile Android Developer

At Schwab, you are empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together. We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location(s).

Schwab has been doing in-house, native mobile development for several years but every business channel in Schwab is increasing their presence on the mobile platform. We are looking to grow a high performing, engaged mobile development team that is passionate about delivering an excellent mobile experience for our users. From push notifications and checking account balances to a complex trading experience, Schwab’s ever growing mobile user base is asking for more features, interesting visualizations and intuitive interactions. Come join our high-performing team and make your mark on a highly distributed, visible and valued product.

• Build and support native Android applications and prepare documentation per Schwab mobile best practices
• Create and perform unit and UI testing across a spectrum of Android devices.
• Support mobile systems in production, troubleshoot, and resolve technical problems.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for evening/weekend support as needed.
• Expand your knowledge in mobile languages like Kotlin and ramp up on new technology and tooling.
• Stay up to date with Android framework & Kotlin updates, Android Studio, and related SDK upgrades.
• Develop compelling user experiences that meet the needs of mobile users.
• Collaborate with Product teams to innovate new features while maintaining Schwab development standards.
• Solve highly complex problems, identify viable options, and use analytical skills and judgment to recommend appropriate solutions.
• Propose solutions to improve efficiency based on a thorough understanding of functional and business priorities.
• Implement standardized logging and monitoring frameworks and proactively drive defensive programming efforts.
• Deliver assignments on time.

• 5+ years of native Android development experience, including strong proficiency in Kotlin and/or Java.
• Experience writing unit tests and automated UI tests using frameworks such as Appium, Espresso, or UI Automator.
• Experience integrating with REST APIs.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and debugging related issues.
• Experience debugging memory and performance issues on Android.
• Familiarity with design patterns that leverage dependency injection (e.g., Dagger, Hilt, Koin).
• Experience working with native Android accessibility features such as TalkBack and Dynamic Text.
• Exposure to updating apps to comply with Google Android and Kotlin version upgrades.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

• Experience working with reactive architectures (e.g., RxJava, Kotlin Flow, LiveData).
• Experience with iterative development methodologies such as TDD and BDD.
• Understanding modern design patterns and industry-standard best practices.
• Understanding of scaling, performance, and availability concerns.
• Strong interpersonal skills to thrive in a distributed, enterprise-grade environment.
• Experience working in a fast-paced Agile environment.
• Ability to gain consensus and persuade others based on expertise.
• Comfortable problem-solving even when faced with ambiguous or incomplete data.
• Exercises good judgment in analyzing and sequencing work for delivery every sprint and quarter.
• Able to identify stakeholders, assess their needs, and manage expectations through effective communication.

"In addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities."