Principal Software Engineer - Android

Lose It! is on a mission to change the way people view weight loss. Through the proven approach of calorie counting, Lose It! empowers our members by providing support, motivation, and the tools they need for success on their journey to a healthy weight. We mobilize the world to achieve their health goals by developing best-in-class mobile apps on the iOS and Android platforms.

We have the energy of a start-up culture with the stability of a profitable business within a publicly traded company. It's never been a more exciting time to work in tech - come share in our success. Lose It! offers incredible benefits, flexible hours, and a balanced approach to work and life.

As a Principal Software Engineer on the Android team at Lose It!, you'll help design and build new features, products, and capabilities for our mobile app. We believe that small teams of talented people can do great things, so we're looking for someone that can contribute to all phases of building a great product.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead across multiple teams to set strategic goals, deliver on projects and drive the business forward
• Work with other engineers and teams to create and maintain features, products, and capabilities using Kotlin with legacy support for Java
• Constantly innovate our code base with new technologies like coroutines and JetPack Compose
• Solve problems, squash bugs, maintain quality, and adapt quickly to change
• Lead discussions on developing features and contribute to weekly team meetings
• Independently own and complete tasks
• Be responsive to giving and receiving feedback including peer code review

Who You Are & What You Bring

• Extensive knowledge of modern native Android development with Kotlin and Java.
• Someone who is motivated, responsive, self-directed and can get things done autonomously with the help and support of the team
• Resolves any issues with processes and strategies for Android product
• Contributes a positive attitude and is highly influential within the Android development team and across the company
• Supports teammates and provides feedback; makes the developers around them better
• Has an extremely deep understanding of the Android platform and collaborates with others outside engineering to define strategy for product
• Has hands-on experience writing code
• Consistently asks questions and uses answers to solve problems

Life at Everyday Health

At Everyday Health Group, a division of Ziff Davis, we work in a culture of collaboration and welcome those who desire to join our growing global community. We believe in careers versus jobs and people versus employees. We seek enthusiastic individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit looking for an environment that rewards your best work.

This full-time position is remote with a requirement to come into our Boston, MA office once a quarter.

Everyday Health Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees.