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Principal Software Engineer, Android / UI

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be a lead member of the team, partnering across Product Management, Architects, Engineering, and Operations. You have extensive hands-on technical expertise coupled with ingenuity, broad industry knowledge and excellent communication skills. And you will use your understanding of Android, UI frameworks, and constraints to help pave the way for future innovation on our platforms.

You will drive the UI architecture direction for our next generation cross-platform mobile application, applying industry standard best practices and implementation to fluid performant experiences with maximum extensivity.  Participate in product road-map discussions and identify key areas for improvement in the product and incorporate these goals into ongoing and future development initiatives.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead, design, build and integrate frameworks to streamline development across mobile and console teams, enhancing efficiency and collaboration.
• Lead the development of a mobile app using Agile methodologies like Scrum, delivering iterative improvements and meeting project milestones.
• Lead develop and maintain high-quality applications using React Native, ensuring they are production-ready and meet performance standards.
• Design and implement reusable, cross-platform UI components with a focus on scalability and maintainability, applying architectural patterns like MVC, MVVM, and MVP.
• Collaborate closely with international teams of UI designers and product managers (USA, Japan, UK) to translate requirements into actionable work packages, creating engaging mobile user experiences.
• Represent the team in technical forums by presenting designs, sharing knowledge, and contributing insights to other Sony software development groups.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and craft solutions to improve customer delight.

Required Qualifications:

• Genuine passion for crafting seamless, intuitive user experiences that prioritize usability and performance.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of experience in developing single-page web applications or mobile applications.
• Strong understanding of mobile landscapes, architectures, and trends in Android development, including emerging technologies.
• Proficiency in Android (Java/Kotlin and Android Studio) development.
• Expert in modern JavaScript frameworks such as React/React Native, Angular, or similar technologies for building responsive interfaces and dynamic applications.
• Proven experience with Agile development methodologies, such as Scrum.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, measure and optimize UI and application performance, with a focus on UI response time and efficient network usage
• Have taken a project from scoping requirements to actual launch of product at global scale
• Ability to build strong partnerships with architects and engineers to influence technology decisions
• Accel at documenting designs, implementation and test for international teams
• Experience with open-source contributions, especially library development
• Expert in developing multi-threaded applications with a strong understanding of concurrency and synchronization
• Proficiency in designing and implementing GraphQL APIs

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