Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Android Engineer at Microsoft

We're creating a long-term ambition to build on the set of high scale, cost effective services we provide for our 1st party device ecosystems (Windows, Azure, IoT, Xbox…) to enable any 3rd party device ecosystem with similar ambitions for updates, security, trust, health, data, and intelligence – across device, OS, apps, and cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with our product and design teams to build new and innovative application experiences for android.​
• Implement custom native user interfaces using the latest Android programming techniques.​
• Build reusable Android software components for interfacing with our back-end platforms. ​
• Analyze and optimize UI and infrastructure application code for quality, efficiency, and performance. ​
• Collaborate with Product Designers and Product Managers to deliver compelling consumer-facing products on the Android Platform. ​
• Architect efficient and reusable front-end abstractions that drive complex Android UI’s. ​
• Engage with designers in discussions about product and interaction design.​
• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues.​

Qualifications

• 5+ years of object-oriented software development experience​
• 5+ years of experience in building Android applications in Kotlin and java.​
• 5+ years mobile application development experience (Android, J2ME or iOS)​
• Experience in understanding large code bases, including API design techniques to help keep them maintainable.​
• Experience partnering with designers to implement designs​
• Knowledge with Android UI design principles and accessibility best practices.​
• Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.​
• Experience with multithreading programming and mobile memory management.​
• Experience in C++ and Swift an Added Advantage.​