Senior Android SW Engineer/Architect

  • Full-time
  • Department: Software Engineering

Company Description

About

Together we make. Come make with us.

Overview

About us.

At Cricut®, we believe that we’re all born makers. When we built our first cutting machine, we saw the potential for a simple yet powerful tool to completely transform the way people craft, design, and DIY. Since then, we continue to innovate with new machines, platforms, materials, and tools, but that’s just what we do. Who we are is a bustling worldwide community, a means for connection, and an outlet for unbridled creativity. Join us as we place the power of handmade into the hands of ALL.

Life

Love your work. And your coworkers.

Our company is made up of A+ human beings. We ask tough questions, entertain ideas outside of our own, and work together to make something bigger than ourselves. With Cricut® growing in China, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, as well as Europe and South America, we’re on an unstoppable roll, satisfying that innate creative itch around the world. We train, develop, and celebrate great work with hallway high fives and promotions within. We also throw the world’s best Halloween party.

Enjoy incredible perks.

We take care of our team. From outstanding medical, dental, vision, and retirement benefits, to pet insurance, 401K match, life insurance, incentive programs, paid time off, on-site massages, phenomenal work-life balance, and employee discounts, we offer the best benefits package in the DIY consumer electronics industry. Period.

Like what you see? We can’t wait to meet you.

Cricut® is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Job Description

We are looking for a senior level Android Engineer who is up for the challenge of working on a variegated and creative app. An ideal candidate is dedicated to creating native modern mobile solutions in a collaborative team environment and is not afraid to jump in and fix complex problems.

Cricut® is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

What will you be doing?

  • Build native Android applications
  • Use Kotlin everyday
  • Develop technical plans and contribute to our technical architecture as we grow
  • Create custom and interactive UI
  • Work with a UX and PM team that not only listens to your feedback, but encourages it
  • NDK/JNI using C/C++ to help build and implement our shared libraries into Android
  • Bluetooth communication to a hardware device
  • Use the latest libraries such as RxJava, Retrofit, Dagger2 and much more
  • Consume REST APIs by building data models using Protobuf and Swagger
  • Maintain, code and test our shared libraries
  • Have a direct impact to our company and the newest products we are developing

Qualifications

What will you need?

  • Strong coding abilities and experience with Java/Kotlin and Android SDK/NDK
  • Knowledge of multiple architecture design patterns such MVP, MVVM, MVC
  • Experience with multi-threading, memory management
  • Knowledge of Android performance profiling tools and optimization techniques
  • Experience in functional testing
  • Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle
  • Aptitude and desire to learn new technologies
  • OpenGLES/Skia/LibGDX or any lower level graphics knowledge

What is in it for you?

  • Work on a very complex apps
  • Competitive salary + 401k plan
  • Flexible PTO and work from home policy
  • Macbooks are our standard, but we’re happy to get you whatever equipment helps you get your job done
  • Be sure to never “get bored”

Additional Information

What to Do Next: Please attach a resume and a cover letter telling us why you are the ideal Mobile Developer for Cricut. You can be sure that Cricut is a workplace who values individuality and variety, so write to us in your real voice and tell us what you’re all about. Please submit any online presence you may have (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Fan pages made because of you), and if you are a DIY enthusiast, whether you think you are a good one or not, that means a lot to us, and we would love to hear about it when you send us your information!

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