Somewear’s software platform and satellite-powered hardware enable commercial and government teams to maintain situational awareness during high-pressure operations — in any environment. Somewear serves a wide range of customers including helicopter paramedics, backcountry explorers, firefighters, and operators within the US Department of Defense. Our purpose is to build best-in-class solutions that keep people in touch, informed, and safe anywhere in the world.
We're looking for an Android Engineer to join the Somewear team! We offer a hybrid model out of our San Francisco or Chicago office, and are also open to fully remote candidates across the US. In this role, you will help develop a platform that saves lives. Whether it's a brand new feature or improving core functionality, you'll build delightful experiences for customers that deeply rely on you. As a Somewear engineer, you’ll be working with and learning about a wide range of technology including our custom hardware, satellite tech, mesh networking, Bluetooth, sensors, 3rd party integrations and cloud services. Expect lots of interesting challenges.
What You'll Do
- Work with Kotlin, Kotlin Multiplatform, Coroutines, Jetpack Compose, Realm
- Work with Bluetooth and USB protocols to communicate with our hotspot
- Build features for our Android application and client SDKs
- Collaborate with backend engineers to design and build APIs
- Collaborate with firmware/electrical engineers to develop and improve our protocols
- Iterate on existing and establish new engineering standards, tools, and processes
- Bring new features from concept to shipped product
We’re looking for someone that’s
- Developed on Android for 2-4 years
- Passionate about understanding users and building life saving features
- Eager to get their hands dirty across the stack
- Excited by tough technical challenges
- Capable of taking ownership and brings an idea from conception to shipping a product
What You'll Love About Somewear
- You will own projects end-to-end that will help shape our product
- You will be challenged technically to iterate quickly and develop across the stack
- You will work with an ambitious and motivated team that likes to have fun
- You will help define the culture and process of the engineering team
- You will have direct access to senior leadership and impact the company’s growth