Asset & Wealth Management - Android Mobile Engineer - Marcus - Associate - Richardson

Goldman Sachs
Richardson, TX
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level Android engineers with 3-6 years of experience working in financial services, particularly in asset and wealth management.

Best fit for

  • Mid-level Android engineers with 3-6 years of experience and a track record of driving impactful solutions
    — “professional with approximately 3-6 years of experience in Android development who is eager to take ownership of significant features, drive impactful solutions”
  • Candidates with a deep understanding of Android architectural patterns and a focus on user-centric design
    — “solid understanding of architectural patterns, and excellent problem-solving and collaboration skills to deliver high-quality, user-centric experiences”
  • Individuals who have experience with modern Android Jetpack libraries and RESTful API integration
    — “extensive experience with the Android SDK and modern Android Jetpack libraries such as Compose, Room, Hilt/Dagger, Coroutines, and LiveData/Flow”

Things to consider

  • The role demands independent feature ownership and task management, which may require strong self-direction and initiative
    — “demonstrated ability to take ownership of features and manage tasks independently”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience with Jetpack Compose and Material Design in your portfolio or resume
    — “Experience in building user interfaces using Jetpack Compose, adhering to Material Design principles and Android UI guidelines”
  • Emphasize your ability to lead architectural discussions and contribute to design decisions
    — “contribute to architectural discussions”
  • Showcase your work with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and third-party libraries like Retrofit
    — “experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, JSON, and integrating third-party libraries (e.g., Retrofit)”
  • Demonstrate your grasp of concurrency and performance tuning in Android applications
    — “strong grasp of concurrency and memory management, including asynchronous programming, threading, and performance tuning to prevent memory leaks”
  • Include examples of unit/UI testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD) in your project history
    — “experience in writing comprehensive unit and UI tests (e.g., JUnit, Espresso) and familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) principles”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Contribute to the creation and enhancement of innovative mobile applications
  • Take ownership of significant features
  • Drive impactful solutions
  • Contribute to architectural discussions
  • Build user interfaces using Jetpack Compose
Typical background
3-6 years of experience in Android development

Skills & requirements

Required

KotlinAndroid SDKJetpack ComposeRoomHilt/daggerCoroutinesLivedata/flowRestful ApisGraphQLJSONRetrofitSqliteSharedpreferencesAsynchronous ProgrammingThreadingMemory ManagementUnit TestingUI TestingJunitEspresso

Preferred

MVVMMVIMVPClean Architecture

Stack & domain

Android DevelopmentKotlinAndroid SDKJetpack ComposeRoomHilt/daggerCoroutinesLivedata/flowRestful ApisGraphQLJSONRetrofitSqliteSharedpreferencesConcurrencyMemory ManagementAsynchronous ProgrammingThreadingPerformance TuningUnit TestingUI TestingJunitEspressoTest-driven Development (tdd)Ci/cd PipelinesAutomated TestingBuildingDeploymentProblem-solvingCritical ThinkingCommunicationCollaborationTeamworkLeadershipFinanceInvestment BankingSecuritiesInvestment ManagementMobile DevelopmentAndroid

About the role

Original posting from Goldman Sachs

What We Do

At Goldman Sachs, we connect people, capital and ideas to help solve problems for our clients. We are a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals.

We are seeking a talented and motivated Mid-Level Android Engineer to join our dynamic development team, contributing to the creation and enhancement of innovative mobile applications. This role is ideal for a professional with approximately 3-6 years of experience in Android development who is eager to take ownership of significant features, drive impactful solutions, and contribute to architectural discussions. The successful candidate will possess a strong command of Kotlin, extensive experience with core Android frameworks, a solid understanding of architectural patterns, and excellent problem-solving and collaboration skills to deliver high-quality, user-centric experiences.

Required Skills and Experience:

Proficiency in Kotlin, including advanced concepts and best practices for Android development.

Extensive experience with the Android SDK and modern Android Jetpack libraries such as Compose, Room, Hilt/Dagger, Coroutines, and LiveData/Flow.

Experience in building user interfaces using Jetpack Compose, adhering to Material Design principles and Android UI guidelines.

Solid understanding and practical experience with common Android architectural patterns like MVI, MVVM, MVP, and Clean Architecture.

Strong experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, JSON, and integrating third-party libraries (e.g., Retrofit) to connect Android applications with backend services.

Knowledge of various data persistence options, like SQLite and SharedPreferences.

Strong grasp of concurrency and memory management, including asynchronous programming, threading, and performance tuning to prevent memory leaks.

Experience in writing comprehensive unit and UI tests (e.g., JUnit, Espresso) and familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) principles.

Experience with CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, building, and deployment.

Excellent problem-solving abilities, critical thinking, and the capacity to independently address complex technical challenges.

Effective communication and collaboration skills, capable of working seamlessly with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and other engineers.

Demonstrated ability to take ownership of features and manage tasks independently

About Goldman Sachs

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world. We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers. 

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html©

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Source: Goldman Sachs careers

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