Senior Android Developer

Mindspark is a leading digital consumer products company that builds, markets and delivers fun and useful “digital snacks” -- popular interactive products that cater to a range of interests. Mindspark’s groundbreaking products are viewed by millions of users daily, and include games, virtual worlds, and a broad range of online experiences. You’ll join an incredible team that innovates and consistently delivers interactive bytes of goodness to round out our consumers’ daily digital diets.

As an IAC company, Mindspark is part of a family including many of the most successful media and Internet brands in the world, including Match.com, Vimeo and about.com. Recently ranked fourth in Fortune magazine’s world's most admired companies list in the Internet Services & Retailing sector, we provide incredible career opportunities for our team in a supportive, collaborative and fun work environment.

Our remarkable New York City office, designed by arguably the world’s most famous contemporary architect Frank Gehry, is located in Chelsea, one of New York’s most vibrant neighborhoods, right next to the newly developed and much-loved High Line elevated park.

Our mobile team is now looking for a Senior Android Engineer to help take our current applications to the next level!

WHAT WE WANT YOU TO DO:

·       Explore opportunities of creating innovative Android solutions leveraging features only true experts know of and understand.

·       Further the development of our commercial B2B libraries, used by Android developers interested in alternatives for effective monetization of their applications.

·       Work closely with backend API team to create ever more robust and scalable solutions.

·       Bring us what no one else has – a passion for hacking and pushing the boundaries of the Android OS.

WHY THIS SUITS YOU:

·       Because you scored BS in Computer Science or similar technical degree with 3+ years developing and shipping high-quality Android applications (self-learning geniuses are welcome too).

·       In-depth understanding of the Android SDK and its apps development ecosystem, including subtle differences between OS versions and leading manufacturers implementations.

·       Hands-on experience developing and supporting reusable Android components. You can write well-abstracted, reusable and efficient code and correctly employ object-oriented design patterns.

·       Ability to drive efforts and to work independently when needed.

WHAT GETS US EXCITED:

·       You have apps on app stores, a portfolio or a blog, and can share a link with us.

·       Test-driven development is something you’ve experienced first-hand and know how to most effectively employ it.

HERE’S WHY WE KNOW YOU’LL LIKE US (AND NOT JUST ON FACEBOOK):

·       We are new team and are tasked with the challenge of giving many of our successful brands a respectable mobile presence.

·       Our strategy includes developing a groundbreaking infrastructure for our mobile applications, including iOS and Android libraries as well as back-end APIs.

·       Our engineers innovate constantly and deliver like mad. We strive to ensure that each individual’s talent is recognized and utilized.  We rely upon each other to learn, grow and outpace the competition.

·       We are an IAC company, which means we come from a long line of massively successful brands including Match.com, Vimeo.com and others.

Life at Mindspark requires high standards of work, but we return the favor with an abundance of perks.  Expect free breakfast, generous vacation, corporate discounts, company wide celebrations, generous tuition reimbursement, and commuter subsidy.  In short, it’s a special lifestyle: an extraordinary building, a thriving neighborhood, and amazing company… all in the Greatest City on Earth

So what are you waiting for? Get your career on the fast track now, and join our team!

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