Android Engineer - Poe (Remote)

[Quora is a "remote-first" company. This position can be performed remotely from multiple countries around the world. Please visit careers.quora.com/eligible-countries for details regarding employment eligibility by country.]

About Quora:

Quora’s mission is to grow and share the world’s knowledge. To do so, we have two knowledge sharing products:

• Quora: a global knowledge sharing platform with over 400M monthly unique visitors, bringing people together to share insights on various topics and providing a unique platform to learn and connect with others.

• Poe: a platform that lets people ask questions, get instant answers, and have back-and-forth dialogue with various AI language models (bots). As AI capabilities rapidly advance, Poe provides a single platform to instantly integrate and utilize these new models.

Behind these products are passionate, collaborative, and high-performing global teams. We have a culture rooted in transparency, idea-sharing, and experimentation that allows us to celebrate success and grow together through meaningful work. Join us on this journey to create a positive impact and make a significant change in the world.

About the Team and Role:

We are seeking a talented Android Engineer to join us in building Poe, an exciting new platform at the forefront of generative AI. You will work at the cutting edge of technology to design, develop, and maintain the Poe Android app. This includes collaborating with our product team to build new user features, crafting a scalable mobile architecture, and creating tools to speed up iteration. As a founding member, you'll have a direct influence on the product roadmap and plenty of opportunities to shape the future of AI and mobile platforms.

Poe is on a rapid growth trajectory, and as an Android Engineer for Poe, you can help us shape and build a differentiated product while gaining invaluable experience with complex problems and systems. If you have a passion for AI, emerging technologies, and mobile development, this role offers an invaluable opportunity to spearhead progress.

Responsibilities:

• Work with a small team of mobile engineers to design, build, and maintain the Poe Android app.

• Build new user-facing features and help drive the Poe product roadmap.

• Create tools and infrastructure to enable rapid development of the Poe mobile experience.

• Collaborate with the Poe product team and other engineers to enhance the overall user experience.

Minimum Requirements:

• Ability to be available for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's "coordination hours" (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)

• 2+ years of full-time experience in Android development.

• Expertise in Java and/or Kotlin, Android frameworks, and mobile engineering best practices.

• A strong creative mindset to design simple but powerful user experiences.

• High attention to detail in all aspects of development from performance to UI.

• Demonstrated critical thinking, adaptability to new technologies, proficiency in handling ambiguity, and a track record of delivering results.

• A desire to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment and learn continuously.

• Technical skills to build a scalable mobile architecture and infrastructure.

Preferred Requirements:

• A passion for AI and emerging technologies

• Experience with Jetpack Compose

• Experience with development on widely used mobile apps on Play Store

• Experience with Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, or other languages is a plus

• Experience with GraphQL

At Quora, we value diversity and inclusivity and welcome individuals from all backgrounds, including marginalized or underrepresented groups in tech, to apply for our job openings. We encourage all candidates who share a passion for growing the world’s knowledge, even those who may not strictly meet all the preferred requirements, to apply, as we know that a diverse range of perspectives can have a significant impact on our products and our culture.

Additional Information:

Quora offers a wide range of benefits including medical/dental/vision coverage, equity refreshers, remote work reimbursement, paid time off, employee assistance programs, and more. Benefits are country-specific and may vary. For more information on benefits, visit this link: https://www.careers.quora.com/benefits

There are many factors that will determine the starting pay, including but not limited to experience, location, education, and business needs.

• US candidates only: For Colorado based applicants, the minimum base salary range is $128,000 - $197,000 + equity + benefits. For California, New Jersey, New York, and Washington based applicants, the minimum salary range is $151,000 - $230,000 + equity + benefits.

• British Columbia candidates Only: For British Columbia based applicants, the minimum base salary range is $154,200 - $238,000 CAD + equity + benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity 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.

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