Android Engineer @ Smart Home startup

Please note: • This is an onsite (as opposed to Remote) role, based in our Redwood City, California office. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate Remote work for this position. About the company: Founded by ex-Apple Product and Engineering leaders, Level is redefining the smart home with technology that is simple, intuitive, useful, and invisible. At Level, we take a unique approach to designing products - one that shifts focus from what we make to how we make it and who we make it for. Its an approach that results in elegant and unique solutions, raising the bar for the entire smart home ecosystem.Now part of the Assa Abloy family, a global leader in access solutions, Level is positioned to accelerate innovation and expand our reach even further. This partnership strengthens our ability to deliver world-class smart home experiences while maintaining the vision and design excellence that have always set us apart.About the role:Were looking for an Android Engineer with an exceptional design sense to join our engineering team. In this role, you will be working with some of the best Android engineers in the world to design and improve the Android mobile app that enables our users to interact with our consumer app.At Level, our engineers work on new product development from day one, working cross functionally with many other engineering disciplines. Our Android Engineers have the freedom and flexibility to work on the technologies that truly interest them. The team is highly collaborative, with all members making a large impact, regardless of seniority.What you will be doing:• Develop and deliver new product features for our Android application• Improve engineering processes and tools to increase team effectiveness• Work across and collaborate with both technical and business teams• Promote robust and maintainable code, clear documentation, and deliver high quality work on schedulesWhat it will take to succeed in this role:• 3+ years of application development experience with Android frameworks• Experience in mobile design patterns (MVVM), building mobile frameworks / SDKs, building custom UX widgets and optimizing apps for performance• Strong proficiency with Kotlin in an Android development environment• Experience with REST architecture for web services• Experience writing testable code and automating test regressions• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing and operations• Ability to communicate complex technical problems to both technical and business audiencesMore about Level Home:When we look around our homes today, we see opportunity. We see smart products that lack utility and connected devices that push us further apart. We see consumers with high expectations, current standards set too low, and products that simply fail to deliver.Level Home Inc. is re-inventing the standard. Were redefining smart, to center around thoughtfulness, practicality, and the people who make the problem worth solving. We approach product design with a blank slate, zero assumptions, and an open mind because the way a problem is defined sets the stage for its solution. We couple deep expertise with unbridled curiosity, because to us smart means simple, intuitive, and useful.We start with empathy, take new perspectives, and challenge existing standards. People are at the heart of what we do, and respecting their style, choices, and preferences is the first step to uncovering a thoughtful solution that truly improves their daily lives. After all, were not just designing products for a house, we are designing them for the people who make it a home.Level Home Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability or genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.A note to Recruitment Agencies: Please don't reach out to Level employees or leaders about our roles -- we've got Recruiting covered. We don't accept unsolicited agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Thank you for your understanding.