Android Framework Engineer

Title: Android Engineer

Company: Samsung Research America 

Lab: Samsung KNOX

Location: Mountain View, CA

Lab Summary:

Smartphones have completely revolutionized how we operate in our daily lives. From communicating and sharing information to traveling and shopping, Samsung and Android have been at the core of this revolution. The next generation of smartphones will completely change how we work. Development has already begun, and the possibilities are endless. 

Samsung KNOX™ is a comprehensive, secure enterprise mobile solution for work and play that addresses the mobile security needs of enterprise IT without invading an employee’s privacy.  Come join the Samsung KNOX development team and help us define and develop the future role of smartphones in business!

Samsung KNOX – A New Solution for Work and Play: www.samsungknox.com

Position Summary:

• Applicants for this position will primarily be involved in design, implementation and launch of new Enterprise Device Management solutions and security solutions on Samsung Android devices. Applicants playing key roles on developing various components and making Android framework changes, creating application frameworks and developing applications by working with other developers, with cross teams and third party partners. In addition, they will work closely with one or more QA teams (local or remote) to identify, debug and fix production issues.
• Key expectations also include fostering strong team environments and making contributions in every aspect of software feature development lifecycles, including requirement analysis, design and implementation, bug regression and code refactoring, unit and integration testing.

Responsibilities Include:

• Design and implement Enterprise solutions
• Android application and framework components development
• Maintain and support existing service, application and Android frameworks
• Collaborate with design teams to deliver engaging user interfaces
• Work in multithreaded systems interacting with various data sources and consumers through REST APIs and other means.
• Work in an Agile/Scrum development environment
• Analyze and troubleshoot issues and defects in product functionalities and performance
• Identify technical obstacles early and work closely with team to find creative solutions
• Improve product quality with the latest industry trends in mobile technology

Experience requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related is required; MS or higher degree is preferred.
• 5+ years of industry experience
• Experience with object-oriented design and development
• Experience with data structures, algorithms and multi-threaded programming
• Experience developing high-performance, highly scalable and rich UI mobile applications
• Experience with REST and JSON, third party libraries and APIs
• Strong JAVA programming skills. Kotlin programming skills is a strong plus
• Hands on experience with Android applications development in a professional environment
• Knowledge of the Android Framework internals is a strong plus
• Knowledge of Android Security Model is a strong plus
• Experience in AI driven Enterprise solutions is a strong plus
• Experience in Networking, Network Security, AI based network threat detection is a strong plus