Android Engineer

Thumbtack is a local services marketplace that connects customers who need to get things done with local, skilled professionals who can help. From plumbers and painters to DJs and personal trainers, Thumbtack helps millions of customers find the right professional for their project in over 1,000 categories.

We are looking to build an amazing mobile experience for hundreds of thousands of users. Can you imagine what you might do if you could run your business from your phone? If you could hire a service provider at any time day or night with just a few taps? The sky's the limit. We develop much of our products mobile first and have seen this investment pay off incredibly. We’re looking for engineers excited to build a fantastic product.

• Drive engineering projects to completion, with a tenacious focus on the business impact of those projects. Skilled at prioritizing tasks to deliver on goals with a sense of urgency.
• Execute new ideas quickly and effectively in Android while also being a resource to other teams and engineers.
• Willing, when necessary, to solve tough technical problems at any level of the stack, and be persistent in getting to the solution.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to plan and execute on engineering projects.

Must-Have Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of industry experience in engineering
• Passionate Android engineer who is an expert in building, testing, releasing, and maintaining Android applications
• History of shipping consumer focused apps that users love on the Play Store, you can show what you’ve owned
• Excited by the potential of mobile technology to transform the lives of small businesses around the country

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience with popular 3rd party libraries, frameworks, and services like RxJava, ButterKnife, AutoValue, Retrofit, Dagger, Crashlytics, and Amplitude, including when not to use one
• Strong eye for beautiful design and user experience
• Familiarity with Material design principles and components
• Great communicator; we find that people who are good writers tend to be great thinkers and great coders
• You’re data-­driven and dedicated to thorough testing to maintain high-­quality software