The Mobile Engineer - Digital Technology is responsible for the day-to-day technical design, development and execution of Dine Brands' guest-facing digital channels, including IHOP and Applebee's application on Android and iOS devices. Mobile Engineer will play a key role in developing foundational services and components, supporting development of digital features and functionality and collaborating with internal resources and outside agencies to create engaging and compelling digital solutions.
The Mobile Engineer reports directly to the Senior Manager of Digital Engineering and Development and is responsible for designing and implementing robust new capabilities and supporting current functionalities for Android and iOS devices. Candidate should have experience with hands-on native app development. This includes detailed software design, developing code with unit tests to implement the design, correcting flaws based on requirements testing, integrating the applications and releasing applications for a mobile platform.
A Day In The Life
Work through current sprint cycle to deliver standards based mobile application.
Apply extensive knowledge of native applications using Kotlin, Java and, Android SDK and Android NDK..
Design and implement robust mobile GUIs.
Growth: Continuous education though company sponsored and self-education on latest tools and technologies. While this engineer will focus on Mobile applications, there will be opportunities to develop solutions on many platforms and technologies, including serverless applications, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Drive the evolution of the team by introducing and championing new technologies and platforms.
Process Minded: Follow the SDLC and Agile methodologies through use of tools such as Jira. Consistently utilize and adhere to ADA compliance and guidelines. Effectively engage and align with enterprise infrastructure, security, and architecture teams.
Problem Solving: Ability to process and solve both short term and long term digital challenges. Recommend technical solutions and alternatives.
Operational Excellence: Leverage your experience in developing and delivering technical projects to provide accurate estimates for level of effort and complexity associated with digital projects. Support the work of other on the team through design and code reviews.
Key Attributes
Do you, love technology? Are you results-focused and able to deliver stellar results in a fast-paced environment? Do you want to be part of a technology organization that has an opportunity to bring digital experiences to iconic brands? If you want to apply all that you have learned to help a digital team deliver technology that will impact over 1 million customers every day, we want YOU!
Experience & Qualifications
Minimum 4 years of technical experience developing robust Android applications.
Minimum 3 years working with npm, nodejs, Javascript and jQuery, CSS3, HTML5. Experience with ECMA 6 and Typescript a plus.
Experience in publishing an application on Google play store.
Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services using Retrofit and okHttp.
Knowledge of AWS based technologies desirable.
Understanding of mobile design principles and interface guidelines
Understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Experience working in a cross-functional matrix organization.
All Qualified Candidates Must Possess The Following Core Qualifications
Strong pro-active communication, with great attention to detail.
Ability to assist in the timely delivery of high-quality software releases.
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced / dynamic team environment and possess time management skills in meeting critical deadlines.
Excellent oral/written communication skills and interpersonal skills to support interaction with internal customers, team members, and internal management.
Ability to learn new technologies quickly and a fast environment
Ability to deliver projects on time without compromise to code quality
Ability to problem solve and work independently
Ability to think critically when challenges arise
Team orientated and open-minded
Technical Skills
Deep understanding of UI/UX standards for mobile applications.
Deep understanding of java and Gradle Scripts
Worked on Npm, node.js, jQuery and typescript
Experience working with RESTful APIs
Experience working within an Agile methodology.
Experience understanding of code versioning tools such as Git
Experience with open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
