Android Engineer- SDE 2

As an Android Engineer - SDE 2 at Lokal, you'll play a crucial role in product development. Your main responsibilities will include collaborating with designers and product managers to understand requirements, participating in design discussions, and implementing good engineering practices. You'll work on developing new features, optimizing existing ones, and ensuring the released applications meet high-quality standards.

To apply for the Android Engineer - SDE 2 position at Lokal, you should have 3-4+ years of experience in developing and maintaining Android applications. A strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, familiarity with Kotlin or Java, and experience with RESTful APIs are also necessary. You should be comfortable with code versioning tools like Git and possess a solid foundation in computer science fundamentals.

Lokal is committed to the professional development of its Android Engineers. As an Android Engineer - SDE 2, you’ll not only contribute to exciting projects but also have the opportunity to mentor colleagues. This role is designed to enhance your technical knowledge while improving team engineering practices, making it a great environment for growth.

An Android Engineer - SDE 2 at Lokal should be proficient in Android SDK, Kotlin or Java, and familiar with the open-source Android ecosystem. Knowledge of cloud message APIs, push notifications, and performance tuning is also advantageous. Experience with video players and payment gateways would be beneficial as well.

At Lokal, Android Engineers - SDE 2 can enjoy high autonomy and the freedom to take risks and experiment with new ideas. You'll be working in a vibrant startup culture where your contributions can have a significant impact on millions of users. Additionally, you’ll collaborate with a passionate team focused on making technology accessible in diverse regional languages.

In your response, emphasize the specific applications you have developed, your hands-on experience with different Android technologies, and your understanding of the entire development lifecycle, from design to deployment.

Discuss your approach to testing, including unit testing and UI testing, as well as how you might conduct code reviews and incorporate feedback from peers to maintain high standards.

Here, detail your familiarity with patterns like MVC, MVP, or MVVM, and how you apply them in your Android projects to enhance user experience and maintainable code.

Articulate the benefits of Kotlin such as reduced boilerplate code, enhanced safety features like nullability handling, and improved readability, and examples of how you’ve leveraged Kotlin in past projects.

You can detail specific strategies such as optimizing memory usage, using caching efficiently, and implementing lazy loading to enhance app performance, along with monitoring tools you've used.

Share specific challenges such as network errors or data parsing issues you've faced and how you approached solving them, which demonstrates your problem-solving skills.

Mention the resources you use, such as blogs, forums, conferences, and courses, and your practice of participating in the Android developer community to continuously enhance your skills.

Describe a project where you prioritized user feedback in the development process and the resulting changes that improved user satisfaction, highlighting your ability to empathize with users.

Explain how you use Git in your daily workflows, including branching strategies, commits, and how you collaborate with team members, which emphasizes your understanding of modern software practices.

Illustrate a specific incident, including how you identified the issue, your investigation process, and the steps you took to resolve it, highlighting your analytical and troubleshooting skills.