Wake up every morning and KNOW you are making a difference. The mission of the Flipgrid Team is to empower everyone on the planet to share their voice and respect the diverse voices of others. 

The Flipgrid team has focused on student voices with our short-form video application and a rapidly growing, passionate community of educators that empowers tens of millions of learners, families and organizations across 180 countries. Check out #FlipgridFever on Twitter!  

Based on those efforts, we are broadening beyond education to commercial and consumer experiences to shape social learning through authentic discussion and short-form video at Microsoft and beyond. 

We are looking for creative problem solvers and diverse thinkers—people who care about culture as well as developing features and engaging the communities they serve. We believe that why we do things is as important as what we do. Big vision, an inclusive purpose, a passion for quality, curiosity as well as grit, and an investment in fun and collaboration are what lead to great results. 

As an Android Engineer, you will be an integral part of our tight-knit group of dedicated problem solvers. The ideal candidate should be able to quickly make an impact on the Android Team and work with the larger Flipgrid organization to deliver an innovative and meaningful learning experience to millions of students and educators. 

Responsibilities

• Deliver Android experiences that are highly crafted and rewarding to the Flipgrid community. 
• Collaborate with engineering, design, and product teams to ensure the goals of the product are aligned with the delivered feature. 
• Deliver experiences that are rooted in a design-driven approach that adhere to the Android design language and industry best practices. 
• Continued ability to deliver experiences that are user-focused and rooted in accessibility standards. 
• Work with the product development team in driving innovative approaches to solving common problems 

Qualifications

Qualifications 

• 2+ years of software engineering experience. 
• 2+ years of Android experience with an emphasis on building large-scale, world-class apps. 
• Experience developing world-class applications in Android Studio using Java and/or Kotlin. 

• Working knowledge of media capturing, editing, transcoding, and playback. 
• Working knowledge of the UI/Layout APIs and the ability to create complex and responsive views. 
• Understanding of data persistence/database frameworks (Realm, SQLite). 
• Working knowledge REST APIs and consuming/modeling API-driven content. 
• Design-driven with a strong understanding of the Android Material Design specification and best design practices. 

Preferred Skills: 

• Experience delivering accessible apps that leverage touch and spoken feedback. 
• Experience with test-driven development frameworks. 
• Experience with continuous integration platforms (Jenkins, Visual Studio App Center, GitHub Actions). 

• Experience with beta distribution, crash reporting, user metrics, feedback, and powerful workflow integrations. 
• Excellent technical communication skills. 
• Experience with cross-discipline and cross-team collaboration. 
• Knowledge of security and compliance regulations. 
• Experience analyzing and improving service efficiency and reliability. 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. 

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