kinvey

Android Developer | Cambridge, MA | Kinvey

Kinvey, a Boston based cloud and mobile startup, is looking for an Android hacker who wants to empower other developers to make the next generation of insanely great Android applications. If you love hacking on mobile technology, tackling tough problems around network connectivity, and get a thrill out of optimizing every last byte of memory, then we want to hear from you!

About You

You're creative:

You'll research and develop new techniques to build awesome mobile libraries, allowing developers to easily connect their apps to Kinvey's cloud backend, as well as 3rd-party APIs.

You're thoughtful:

Your goal is also to understand our customers, determine what they want and create the product roadmap for our library and cloud backend.

You're a coder:

You'll write, enhance, test and document a world-class Android SDK that saves developer time and makes it ridiculously easy to leverage the cloud.

You’re entrepreneurial and love startups:

In addition to building and managing the Android SDK, you’ll be creating new app ideas, as well as building and publishing them. At Kinvey, we'll help you market and scale your apps. Basically, you'll be a mobile app entrepreneur within a startup.

You're an evangelist:

We've built a first-class evangelism program, reaching the mobile developer community online and offline via content, meet-ups, presentations, social media and more. You'll create and publish content around our mobile libraries, as well as showcase Kinvey at hackathons and meetups.

You're happy:

We love what we do. You should too!

Requirements

You have at least 2 years developing in Java. You've got no problems with network client implementation (REST, HTTP, TCP). You think in TDD and you don’t ship untested code.

Bonus

You're completely comfortable with the Android SDK. You've published multiple apps, and integrated with a cloud backend. Experience with mobile cross-platform tools (PhoneGap, Appcelerator, etc.) would be useful. Got a CS Degree (or equivalent)? We'll talk to you about sliding window protocols and shortest path algorithms.

How to Apply

Send your resume to [email protected] with the title – "I want to be your Android Developer" Send us Google Play links to any apps you've released, along with links to code and blog posts you've written. Want to stand out? Write a mobile app that uses Kinvey and send us the Github link. Bonus points for pointing things out that we can do better.

My name is Eli and I run client services at Kinvey (they wisely don't trust me with my own HN account just yet...). While I can't promise that we'll never change any aspect of our pricing (since, as almost all growing companies, we'll almost certainly make at least a few tweaks over time), what I can promise is that we will never lose our commitment to what we've dubbed "success pricing" -- i.e. pricing that is not only compelling compared to the alternatives out there, but a model that directly aligns with a developer's growth goals. That is, our pricing will kick in and increase only when a developer directly benefits, and we feel strongly that this is the most fair and mutually beneficial way to go about pricing any such service (https://console.kinvey.com/#pricing).

Feel free to reach out directly with any additional questions / concerns -- all of my contact info can be found here: http://kinvey.com/eli-lederman