Senior Android Engineer - Poe (Remote) - job 1 of 3

As a Senior Android Engineer at Quora, your main responsibilities include designing, building, and maintaining the Poe Android app, collaborating with the product team to develop new user features, and creating tools to enhance the mobile experience. You'll work closely with a small team of mobile engineers to shape the vision of the app and ensure a seamless user experience.

To qualify for the Senior Android Engineer position at Quora, candidates should have at least 6 years of full-time experience in Android development, expertise in Java and Kotlin, and familiarity with Android frameworks. Additionally, a strong creative mindset and attention to detail are essential, along with the ability to adapt to new technologies and handle ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

Quora embraces a remote-first approach for the Senior Android Engineer role, allowing you to work from anywhere in the world. This flexibility enables you to contribute to the team without geographical constraints while still ensuring availability for coordination during specified hours. It's a fantastic opportunity to balance work and personal life while being part of a global team.

The work culture at Quora is rooted in transparency, collaboration, and innovation. Quora values diverse perspectives and encourages employees to share ideas openly. As a Senior Android Engineer, you'll be part of a supportive team focused on personal growth and making a significant impact through meaningful work on products like Poe.

Quora provides a comprehensive range of benefits for Senior Android Engineers, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, equity refreshers, remote work reimbursement, and generous paid time off. The benefits are tailored to be country-specific, ensuring that all employees receive support that aligns with their needs and circumstances.

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Discuss the importance of understanding user needs, conducting usability testing, and iterating based on feedback. Emphasize your focus on simplicity, performance, and aesthetics. Providing examples of how you've implemented these principles in past projects can support your response.

Highlight your communication skills and your proactive approach to collaboration. Provide examples of how you engage in discussions to align product goals and share feedback within cross-functional teams. Discuss your experience working in Agile environments and successfully managing team dynamics.

You should showcase your knowledge of current trends such as Jetpack Compose, Kotlin Coroutines, or the integration of machine learning in mobile apps. Discuss how you keep yourself updated through continuous learning and adaptation to evolving technologies, and perhaps mention any personal projects where you've experimented with new tools.

Use this opportunity to demonstrate your problem-solving capabilities. Describe a specific situation where a project required a change in strategy, outlining your thought process and the steps you took to adapt. Discuss how you communicated changes and ensured the team remained aligned with goals.

Discuss tools like Android Studio, Gradle, and testing frameworks such as Espresso or JUnit. Highlight your understanding of CI/CD pipelines and how they enhance the development process. Mention any personal experiences with specific tools that improved your workflow or product quality.

Talk about strategies you employ to maintain high code quality, such as code reviews, unit testing, and adhering to best practices. Discuss your methodology for optimizing app performance and how regular profiling and refactoring contribute to a sustainable codebase.

Share a specific example of a challenging issue, explain the debugging process you followed, and the various tools you used to identify the root cause. Describe the testing performed after resolution to ensure reliability, showcasing your technical skills and resilience.

Detail how you engage with online resources like courses, podcasts, or meetups to continuously enhance your knowledge. Discuss your involvement in developer communities or contributions to open-source projects. Express your enthusiasm for learning and adapting to new technologies.

Focus on your alignment with Quora’s mission and values. Discuss your passion for AI and technology, and how you see yourself contributing to the goals of the Poe platform. Highlight what excites you about the role and how you believe your skills will benefit Quora as a whole.