X-Mode provides real-time location data and technologies that power location intelligence for advertising and business decisions in financial services, healthcare, high-tech, real-estate, retail, and the public sector. X-Mode’s flagship product is a fast-growing big data location platform, which maps daily the precise routes of 10% of the U.S. Population and maps monthly 1 in 3 adult U.S. smartphone users. X-Mode strives to produce and monetize the world’s largest location platform and ultimately create a global “living map” of 1 billion people with the highest quality location data in order to fuel the best location intelligence business solutions.

X-Mode is looking for a full-time Android developer to build out and optimize our open source SDK, and help other app publisher partners integrate our X-Mode SDK successfully.For this position, you can work either in our Reston, VA heaquartersor remotely.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Work closely with our Lead Android Engineer to provide technical design and delivery of new social and location-based mobile applications

• Maintain and optimize SDK performance (especially related to battery life, memory, and cell data consumption)

• Troubleshoot issues with partners integrating the X-Mode SDK into their Android apps

• Interface with back-end services

• Collaborate with Engineering and Operations teams to understand needs for new apps and build to their requirements.

WHO YOU ARE:

• 5+ years of experience with Java

• 4+ years of experience working as an Android Engineer

• At least 1 year of Back-End experience (We use AWS, Spark, Scala)

• 1+ years of experience with Kotlin

• Published and supported 1-2 apps in the Google Play Store

• Experience working with XML and UX designers to hone features and applications

• Experience with Google’s Firebase and familiarity with Python

• Familiar with distributing a beta app through Crashlytics or Google Play Developer Console

• Prior experience with providing SDKs that other developers have used in their applications, especially with SDKs collecting location data

• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work on multiple projects at once

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive Salary

• Medical, Dental and Vision

• 15 Days of PTO (Paid Time Off)

• Lunch provided 2x a week

• Snacks, snacks, snacks!

• Casual dress code

• Free Parking on-site