Software Engineer II, Mobile

at  GITHUB INC

About GitHub: As the global home for all developers, GitHub is the complete AI-powered developer platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Over 100 million people, including developers from 90 of the Fortune 100 companies, use GitHub to build amazing things together across 330+ million repositories. With all the collaborative features of GitHub, it has never been easier for individuals and teams to write faster, better code.
Locations: In this role you can work from Remote, United States
Overview:
The Client Apps organization at GitHub builds best-in-class experiences for our users to interact with Git and GitHub from whatever environment they choose. We are the small but mighty group responsible for the official GitHub CLI, GitHub Desktop, and GitHub Mobile apps. We are a product-driven organization that values building software collaboratively with our users as well as our internal partners.
The GitHub Mobile team is advancing the way developers across the world collaborate on GitHub through native Android and iOS apps. Launched in March 2020, GitHub Mobile quickly became a core product with over 12 million downloads across both platforms and 4.67-star rating in Google Play.
Stack: Our Android app is built with Kotlin and uses Apollo to communicate with GitHub GraphQL APIs.
Responsibilities:

Our team is distributed worldwide which means we work asynchronously most of the time. Your typical week would include:

• Brainstorming on architecture and product decisions with the team. It’s a small team, everyone’s input matters!
• Building new features that will simplify our users’ workflows
• Collaborating with iOS and backend engineers to create a unified product
• Jamming on pixels with designers to propose new ideas or provide feedback
• Testing the app at bug bashes before releases to ensure we’re shipping a high quality product

Qualifications:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2+ years experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline with proven experience shipping production software, coding in languages including, but not limited to, Kotlin, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Rust, or Python
• OR Associate’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience
• OR Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
• OR equivalent experience
• Experience developing Android apps and distributing them through Google Play

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A personal Android device. We are looking for someone who is familiar with the platform and even a fan of it!
• Experience with Git and GitHub
• Experience with GraphQL APIs
• Knowledge of design, testing, and debugging best practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Passionate about healthy team culture and collaboration
  Compensation Range: The base salary range for this job is USD $81,000.00 - USD $214,900.00 /Yr.
  These pay ranges are intended to cover roles based across the United States. An individual’s base pay depends on various factors including geographical location and review of experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant. At GitHub certain roles are eligible for benefits and additional rewards, including annual bonus and stock. These rewards are allocated based on individual impact in role. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role. GitHub Leadership Principles:

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