GroundTruth

Principal Software Engineer (React-Native/ Android)

GroundTruth United States
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WeatherBug, a division of GroundTruth, empowers people to plan their day thanks to hyperlocal weather forecasts. With 10+ million monthly users, our app and website are favorites on the App Store and Google Play Store. We use a vast network of weather observations and innovative technology to give you real-time forecasts, alerts, and insights. Our team is passionate about enhancing user experiences and always looks for new ways to use weather data to make a difference. Join us at WeatherBug and help people stay informed and prepared for whatever the weather brings. Let's make it happen together!

Learn more: www.weatherbug.com

At GroundTruth, we believe that innovative technology starts with the best talent and we have been ranked one of Ad Age’s Best Places to Work for three years in a row (2021, 2022 & 2023). Learn more about the perks of joining our team here.

A Bit About You

A recognized master in professional discipline with significant impact and influence on organizational policy and program development. Establishes critical strategic and operational goals; develops and implements new products, processes, standards or operational plans to achieve strategies. Regularly leads projects of critical importance to the organization; these projects carry substantial consequences of success or failure. Requires significant influence and communication with executive leadership. Problems faced are frequently complex and multidimensional, requiring broad based consideration of variables that impact multiple areas of the organization.

You Will

  • Create and review system level designs and architectures to ensure consistency and quality across the business unit
  • Code solutions for current problems, prototype solutions for up coming products, and actively look to fix potential issues across the code base before they become a fire
  • Participates in code reviews as a CodeOwner across the org
  • Lead testing efforts and ensure others follow their respective guidelines
  • Lead testing efforts and provide improvements to the code, build, run, debug cycle
  • Own the deployment process and investigate upgrades and improvements that can be made within the tooling
  • Attend Release Train meeting and report on your platform's readiness
  • Perform and monitor mobile releases for Android
  • Actively monitor what is no longer needed and make suggestions and solutions for replacements that would provide improvements to meet business needs
  • Provide operational support for any deployments that are in need
  • Proactively prevent issues from arising
  • Lead efforts across business units, promote what your teams needs, be available for those who need help
  • Lead the engineering efforts of multiple software components
  • Perform other job-related duties as assigned

You Have

  • 4 year degree in Computer Science or related field with 11+ years of experience OR 13+ years of experience in Software Development
  • 11+ years of experience in software engineering
  • 7+ years of experience using Android application programming tools (Android, Java/Kotlin, Android Studio, OkHttp, RxJava, Image Loaders, SQLIte)
  • 5+ years of experience on an Agile team
  • 5+ years of experience using React Native(Function Components, Hooks, Redux, Java Script/TypeScript)
  • Proven track record of delivering large scale projects
  • Ability to communicate across all teams within and outside the organization to provide solutions
  • Ability to Find the problem; Create the solution; Foresee future problems

Would Be Great If You Have

  • Experience using iOS application programming tools (Objective-C/Swift, XCode, Interface Builder, Cocoapods, SPM, CoreData, Networking)
  • Experience in building end to end solutions in the weather industry
  • Experience in performant, available, cost effective solutions in the advertising industry
  • Experience with GitHub, Jenkins, Spinnaker, Artifactory
  • Experience with cloud related technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)

You Are

  • A team player who is organized, flexible and willing to adapt
  • Not afraid of new technologies and driven to learn
  • A detail-oriented person, who catches problems early and adjusts
  • A strong communicator who is able to collaborate with multiple business and engineering stakeholders and work through conflicting needs
  • A problem solver who likes to dive deep into a problem, diagnose root causes and work with multiple teams to come up with a solution
  • Organized with demonstrated ability to prioritize and deliver timely work
  • A team player and not afraid to roll up your sleeves and help when needed
  • Self-sufficient and not afraid to take the lead and manage tasks independently
  • Coachable and open to feedback
  • Respectful–-we treat each other with respect and assume the best of one another
  • Not afraid to have fun!

What We Offer

At GroundTruth, we want our employees to be comfortable with their benefits so they can focus on doing the work they love

  • Remote-first philosophy, subject to each manager’s discretion depending on the needs of the role
  • Flexible vacation
  • Daily lunch credit when working in-office
  • Fully stocked snacks and beverages
  • 401(k) employer match
  • Fully-paid medical premiums for employees
  • Generous parental leave
  • Active DEIB Committee with regular initiatives
  • Inclusion Academy seminars
  • Wellness and gym reimbursement
  • Family and pet expense reimbursement
  • Education and coaching reimbursement program
  • Option for mobile phone reimbursement or separate company phone
  • Equity analysis to ensure fair pay

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodations under applicable federal, state and/or local laws. If you need reasonable accommodations in the application process, please reach out to us at recruiting@groundtruth.com.

The base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. Our compensation package also includes a comprehensive benefits platform offering and a company bonus. The salary range for this position is listed below.

Salary Range

$180,000—$220,000 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, inclusion and equity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Engineering and Information Technology
  • Industries

    Advertising Services

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