Android Developer

Position Type: RegularYour opportunity At Schwab, you are empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together. Schwab has been doing in-house, native mobile development for several years but every business channel in Schwab is increasing their presence on the mobile platform. We are looking to grow a high performing, engaged mobile development team that is passionate about delivering an excellent mobile experience for our users, from checking account balances to complex trading, Schwab’s ever growing mobile user base is asking for more features and more and interesting visualizations and interactions. Come join the team and make your mark on a highly distributed, visible, and valued product. What you are good at: Prepare specifications, design, develop and support mobile applications and prepare documentation per Schwab mobile best practices Assess and optimize designs through review, evaluation tools and analysis to ensure appropriate user experiences for phones and tablets Create and perform unit testing for the spectrum of mobile devices Build native mobile apps, support the mobile systems in production and resolve and troubleshoot technical problems Prepare documentation for new development work while maintaining Schwab development standards Must have a depth of knowledge in Kotlin and ability to ramp up on new languages quickly Experience with enterprise level branching/merging with GitHub Knowledgeable of security best practices for mobile application development/integration In-depth knowledge of current technological trends, developments, and best practices in information security, wireless network architecture, mobile technologies, and associated concepts What you have Required Qualifications: 3+ years of Android development experience developing large scale Android applications Expert in-depth working experience in Kotlin Experience working with Jetpack Compose is a plus Experience with REST, JSON, XML and interfacing Android applications to server-side APIs Experience writing Unit Test and Automated UI tests Experience integrating with REST APIs is a required Experience working with CI/CD and debugging issues that arises Experience with building native features as a module is a plus Experience debugging memory and performance issues Experience working with native accessibility features BS degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience What’s in it for you At Schwab, we’re committed to empowering our employees’ personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you’ll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis. We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future: 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions Paid parental leave and family building benefits Tuition reimbursement Health, dental, and vision insurance