• Job Description

  Req#: REF287E

  Company Description

  Savant Systems, Inc., a recognized leader in home control and automation, is one of the fastest-growing smart home companies in the luxury and mid-markets. Its powerful Pro technology brings climate, lighting, entertainment, security and energy together in a single, award winning application interface for homeowners.

  GE Lighting, a Savant company, has been at the forefront of every major lighting innovation, from the first light bulb to industry-first LED and smart solutions along with the world’s first voice-embedded lighting product. Today it leads the North American retail lighting market as the most trusted, recommended and likely to purchase brand.

  Savant Systems, Inc., is a true powerhouse delivering unmatched intelligent lighting and smart home solutions. Together, Savant and GE Lighting, a Savant company, offer a deep and diverse portfolio of bold and easy-to-use innovations across the retail and professional channels that are engineered for every home.

  Job Description

  We are looking for an Android developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at different types of Android devices. Your primary focus will be development of Android applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and the creation of quality products is essential.

  As an Android developer, you will need to be familiar with Android mobile app development, including familiarity with popular app frameworks and software development best practices. Your duties will include maintaining existing codebases, including bug fixing, and creating apps from scratch as part of a team while following all coding guidelines and industry best practices. Your applications will run in several different hardware platforms included proprietary embedded devices.

  Below are some of the responsibilities an Android developer is expected to assume in their position:

  • Designing and developing apps for the Android ecosystem
  • Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features
  • Fixing known bugs in existing Android applications and adding new features
  • Creating tests for code to ensure robustness and performance
  • Working with external software libraries and APIs
  • Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications

  Qualifications

  Below are the qualifications expected of an Android developer:

  • 3+ years of Android app development experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, application performance, or a related field
  • Solid understanding of common programming tools and paradigms, such as version control, use of frameworks, and common design patterns
  • Proficiency with Android Studio and Android SDK tools
  • Excellent knowledge of Kotlin programming language
  • Experience working with and consuming JSON and REST data contracts
  • Familiarity with cloud message APIs, push notifications and OAuth protocols
  • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git
  • Familiarity with mobile applications and development, including targets such as touchpanels and embedded devices.
  • Comfortable working as part of a cross-functional team and with code written by others, including bug fixing, and refactoring legacy code

  Additional Information

  Bold cutting-edge innovation is in our DNA as our history dates back nearly 130 years to Thomas Edison and the invention of the world’s first lightbulb. We owe our success to our diverse and hardworking employees. Our company will grow by continuing to create a transparent and collaborative environment where people thrive while being themselves and are inspired to do their best work every day. To ensure this happens, we provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon merit, competence, performance, and business needs, without regard to protected characteristics. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

  Savant Systems, Inc (Savant) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), gender (including gender identity, gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, domestic violence victim status, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

  Savant Systems, Inc (Savant) does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or CVs from recruitment agencies. We are not responsible for, and will not pay, any fees, commissions, or any other payment related to unsolicited resumes or CVs except as required in a written contract between Savant and the recruitment agency or party requesting payment of a fee.

  All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

• About the company

  Savant is a leader in premium home automation. We offer an easier way for homeowners to create experiences that match their lifestyle. For over a decade we've been the automation brand of choice for the world's most luxurious homes, castles, and yachts, and now we’re making that experience available to everyone. Our products are crafted to be so simple and enjoyable, that once you've turned your home into a Savant Home, you'll never want to live any other way.

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