Senior Software Engineer, Android

Senior Software Engineer, Android

JOB SUMMARY

Join Our Android Team as a Mobile Senior Software Engineer

• Shape the Future of the Marriott Bonvoy App!

Are you ready to make a real impact with your code? As a key technical contributor on our Android Platform Team, you'll play a pivotal role in advancing the Marriott Bonvoy app, driving innovation and excellence across our feature teams.

You'll collaborate with top-tier talent—including Principal Engineers, Engineering Directors, Solution Architects, Product Leads, UX Designers, QA Engineers and more — to deliver high-impact solutions that matter. Your work will directly support our strategic goals, blending hands-on development with technical advisory responsibilities.

In this role, you'll collaborate with Product Owners and serve as a part of technical workgroups, acting as a go-to expert for complex, non-routine challenges. You'll dive into research, design, and implementation of cutting-edge capabilities that meet both current and future developer and user needs.

Define and build the next evolution of mobile solutions that elevate the Marriott experience. You'll oversee various mini-projects, ensuring they're delivered on time and within scope —while leveraging the latest technologies in innovative and meaningful ways.

If you're passionate about crafting elegant code, solving real-world problems, and working in a dynamic, collaborative environment, we'd love to meet you.

CANDIDATE

PROFILEEducation and ExperienceRequired:

• 6+ years' experience in software development with expert level expertise in multiple programming languages and methodologies
• 5+ years hands-on experience with Android native application development languages, frameworks and tools (e.g., Kotlin, Java)
• Demonstrated expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable applications using Kotlin and Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) to deliver cross-platform solutions efficiently
• Technology leadership experience in a feature team
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical ideas in easy-to-understand business terms
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience/certification

Preferred:

• Experience developing apps for large, critical user bases
• Experience contributing to the development and maintenance of SDKs and libraries, focusing on usability and reliability for client applications
• Proficient understanding of Android Architecture components (Jetpack Compose, Data Binding, etc.)
• Strong architectural mindset and experience working with

MVVM/MVI

design patterns

• Expertise in multithreading techniques and hands on experience with Coroutines or RxJava.
• Solid understanding of caching mechanisms, data management and storage solutions (Room, SQLite, etc.)
• Excellent knowledge of working with dynamic data using services (e.g., JSON, REST APIs, GQL, etc.)
• Experience with unit testing and Android testing frameworks such as Espresso
• Experience with Data Modeling, Networking, and Push Notification frameworks
• Experience with Android Wear technologies
• Experience in Agile software methodologies such as Scrum or SAFe
• Experience with DevOps tools such as Git, JIRA, Jenkins, Dynatrace
• Active contributions to OSS projects
• Relevant technology certifications
• Experience with 3rd Party SDK integrations such as Google Maps and other open source libraries
• Experience packaging and publishing applications on Google Play
• Experience with Android analytics, crash reporting, testing and other peripheral frameworks
• Understanding of latest trends in mobile and web technologies
• Demonstrated understanding of mobile industry trends, development products and environments as well as best practices for mobile application design and development
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate future software engineering opportunities
• Ability to accomplish results through others, particularly by establishing relationships, effective controls and leading in a managed service environment

CORE WORK

ACTIVITIESTechnical Leadership

• Trains and/or mentors other team members, and peers as appropriate
• Identifies opportunities to enhance the service delivery processes.

Delivering Technology

• Performs more complex quantitative and qualitative analyses for service delivery processes and projects.
• Facilitates achievement of expected deliverables and obligations of Services Providers
• Validates completeness of requirements prior to Service Provider solutioning
• Ensures all projects follow the defined development and business case processes
• Ensures proper coordination with appropriate IT and vendor relations teams
• Provides consultation for routine and complex systems development
• Ensures early warning to the business stakeholder executives regarding degraded or missed service levels
• Coordinates with Operations and Infrastructure teams for deployment and production support activitiesIT Governance
• Follows all defined IT standards and processes (i.e., IT Governance, SM&G, Architecture, etc.), and provides input for improvements to the appropriate process owners as needed
• Maintains a proper balance between business and operational risk
• Follows the defined project management standards and processesService Provider Management
• Validates that Service Providers develop and manage respective aspects of a project plan, including schedules, deliverables, and appropriate metrics.
• Makes short term plans for the team to effectively utilize resources
• Monitors Service Provider outcomes
• Reviews estimates of work effort for client project provided by Service Providers for accuracy
• Facilitates timely resolution of service delivery problems and minimizes the impact to clients

MANAGEMENT

COMPETENCIESLeadership

• Communication
• Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods.
• Leading Through Vision and Values
• Keeps the organization's vision and values at the forefront of employee decision making and action.
• Managing Change
• Initiates and/or manages the change process and energizes it on an ongoing basis, taking steps to remove barriers or accelerate its pace; serves as role model for how to handle change by maintaining composure and performance level under pressure or when experiencing challenges.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves problems, and chooses a course of action.
• Professional Demeanor
• Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values.
• Strategy Development
• Develops business plans by exploring and systematically evaluating opportunities with the greatest potential for producing positive results; ensures successful preparation and execution of business plans through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes.

Managing Execution

• Building a Successful Team
• Uses an effective interpersonal style to build a cohesive team; inspires and sustains team cohesion and engagement by focusing the team on its mission and importance to the organization.
• Strategy Execution
• Ensures successful execution across of business plans designed to maximize customer satisfaction, profitability, and market