Junior Android Infrastructure Engineer

About Us:

Watchful is a competitive intelligence solution providing customers with valuable insights about their competitors. Watchful’s unique technology taps a gold mine of information hidden within mobile and web apps, making it possible to know what changes your competitor has made in their latest release or gain critical information about performance, A/B tests and new features months before they are released. We’re looking for exceptional engineers who share this same DNA, to join us in building something different!

Responsibilities:

• Actively engage in problem-solving and develop innovative solutions for complex software projects.
• Show a proactive attitude towards learning, with the ability to research and acquire new skills independently.
• Dive deep into existing products to develop and automate mobile performance measurement.
• Build processes to extract information from Android devices.
• Research, develop and troubleshoot different Android applications and products in Java, Kotlin, or other Android frameworks.
• Posses programming skills in Python (or similar) and demonstrate ability to quickly learn new languages as needed.
• Utilize scripting to automate and streamline our development processes.
• Manage and manipulate databases with MongoDB or SQL.
• Leverage AWS for scalable cloud solutions, contributing to the robustness and reliability of our applications.
• Manage and optimize system settings to ensure high performance, security, and reliability of computing resources.
• Develop and maintain scripts for automating the setup, configuration, and update processes of workstations, devices, and servers across various operating systems.
• Be flexible in task management, willing to shift focus as project priorities evolve.
  
  

• Required: 1+ years in development with proficiency in Python or Java, or equivalent experience.
• Required: Generic understanding of Android operating system, components and tools(activity livecycle, webviews, notifications, adb etc.)
• Advantage: Understanding of CI/CD-oriented development - Git/Gitlab CI/Jenkins.
• Advantage: Experience with Databases - MongoDB/SQL.
• Advantage: Experience with AWS or equivalent cloud solutions.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently and learn new technologies or approaches as needed.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.