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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Mobile Engineer II (Android) - **Company:** Expedia Inc. - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** $111,000.0 - $155,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Android Software Development, Unit Testing, Data Structures, Software Debugging, Software Design Patterns, Monitoring of Systems, Junit, Model View ViewModel, Open Source Technology, Software Engineering, Website Wireframe, Modern Ui, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Graphql, Asynchronous Programming, Google Play, Api Management - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/041e5833-f7ae-439d-8c36-216cdae20690 ## About the Role An established performer who consistently applies software engineering principles to business contexts, leads small, well-defined projects and continues as a supporting player on complex projects, and actively identifies inefficiencies in existing software. Experience 2+ years for Bachelor's 0-2 years for Master's Education * Developed software in an agile team environment. * Built, published and monitored apps on the Google Play Store Functional/Technical Skills * Has a strong understanding of Kotlin and/or Java * A good understanding of Android app architecture patterns (e.g. MVVM, MVP, MVI) and can explain the pros and cons of each * Experience building modern UI with Jetpack Compose * Familiarity with core Android components and libraries (e.g. Jetpack, Activities/Fragments, Coroutines, Room) - or comparable equivalents * Nice to have - experience integrating or contributing to open source code * Is comfortable translating design wireframes to workable proof of concept code * Is comfortable navigating API contracts like REST or GraphQL * Understands how projects fit together within their team. * Understands moderately complex systems. * Understands testing and monitoring tools. * Understands how to debug and fix issues using the monitoring tools available (e.g. Crashlytics, Play Console vitals) * Good understanding of how to write unit tests and unit testable code (e.g. JUnit, Espresso) * Understands how team goals fit a business need. ## Description * Proactively reaches out to meet peers and collaborates to solve problems. * Takes advantage of opportunities to build new technical expertise in a specific engineering area. * Seeks knowledge from subject matter experts when needed. * Is comfortable learning new skills or expertise in certain areas of the application. * Understands the importance of system and technology integration and the basic features and tools involved in the integration process. * Develops and tests standard Android applications and related programs and procedures to ensure they meet design requirements. * Applies software design principles, data structures and/or design patterns and computer science fundamentals to write code that is clean, maintainable, optimized, and modular with good naming conventions. * Applies knowledge of API/Schema design principles to solve data requirements for Android experiences. * Helps coordinate stakeholder input and collaboration efforts when developing solutions to issues. * Thinks broadly and understands how, why and when policies/processes are standardized and when they differ across the organization. * Completes tasks and/or provides data to support implementation of holistic solutions that forge linkages between structure, people, process and technology. * Applies formal training methods to current workload. 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