Junior Mobile Developer

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 125 years and today has one of the world’s largest news gathering operations globally.

We are known for having the world’s best journalists and most expansive set of content. We are looking for versatile junior native application engineers to join our team and become part of our evolving technology department. This is an opportunity to act as change agents and create a 21st century product development team around our content. Like everyone else in our organization you will be empowered to own your set of products. You will engage and collaborate with key stakeholders in creating and executing a vision, as well as supporting the results. As a junior mobile engineer, you'll be part of a small agile team that will build a suite of libraries and apps that will raise the bar for mobile journalism. You won't just be building single-purpose brick-and-mortar apps, you'll be crafting polished digital experiences.

* Work closely with product and design to help us build a suite of apps for Android and iOS * Communicating effectively with your team, both by using natural language and by writing clear and concise code * Being ruthlessly pragmatic about what gets built and how it gets built, without compromising on quality (quality is a feature)! * Take ownership and being responsible for some of the many projects we'll be building in the coming year

**General Experience:** * Formal Computer Science education (B.S. or M.S.) or equivalent experience * Public technical writing of any kind (personal blog, articles, etc) a plus * Individual must be independent and not require a lot of direction. This person should be able to jump in and hit the ground running. They should have a good, positive, fun attitude. * Experience with design and implementation of complex business applications in a team environment a plus * Individual should be able to articulate and creative. * Individual should have solid development life cycle experience. * Candidates should be prepared to provide code samples and demonstrate applications they have worked on. **Technical Skills:** * 1+ year experience in Android and iOS development * Strong Java and Swift skills * Able to work in a rapid and agile development environment with frequent deliveries. * Proficiency with client-server architectures, efficient local data storage, caching mechanisms * Fluency with Object-Oriented and MVC programming models * Experience with multi-threaded programming styles and approaches * An understanding of relational database schema design, queries, and optimization techniques * Familiarity with Java 8.0 or Swift 3.0 a plus * Experience with editorial layouts and managing complex data schemes a plus * At least one published app in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store a plus