Senior Android Engineer I, Search

Company Description
Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee, whether a team member of Etsy, Reverb, or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.

What’s the role?
We are looking for a Senior Android Engineer I, to join a multidisciplinary app development team, where you will work alongside native engineers to build exciting features for our app users on the Search screen. You will have the opportunity to contribute directly to Etsy’s goals and growth alongside mobile engineers and partners. You’ll help us build industry leading solutions to help our buyers discover items from Etsy’s unique and diverse inventory for their personalized shopping missions. You’ll work cross functionally with Product, Design and Analytics solving real user problems.

Here’s a sample of some of the problems we’re solving:

• How can we help someone find that perfect item, even when they might not know the exact words to describe it?

• How can we understand a buyer's motives and interests to personalize their experience?

• How can we guide someone to explore the breadth of Etsy's inventory without overwhelming them?

This is a full-time position reporting to the Director of Engineering, Search Experience. In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, and our competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Etsy.

For this role, we are considering candidates based in Mexico. You will have the option to work office-based, flex or remotely. Candidates living within commutable distance of Mexico City, or within the Guadalajara area, may be the first to be considered.

Etsy offers different work modes to meet the variety of needs and preferences of our team. Learn more about our Flex and Office-based work modes and workplace safety policies here.

What’s this team like at Etsy?

The Search Android App team within Search Experience aims to provide shoppers the best search experience to find the perfect item for them. The team is passionate about the work of improving the marketplace building an immersive search experience.

What does the day-to-day look like?

• Build solutions to help our nearly 100M buyers discover items from Etsy’s outstanding and diverse listing's inventory for their personalized shopping missions.

• Prototype, optimize, and deploy large-scale product improvements that deliver key results.

• Run A/B experiments to validate product improvements.

• Collaborate with product managers, product designers, analysts, researchers, and other full-stack engineers to deliver optimal content to our buyers.

• Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change occasionally at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.

• Our backend work is mostly in PHP; we are proud to have an engineering culture that encourages career growth and learning. To know about our philosophies, tools, and some of our work, please visit our Engineering blog.

Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:

• 3 to 5 years of professional Android development experience, ideally in a product-minded environment.

• Proficiency in Kotlin and Java.

• Product engineering mindset. The work you’ll do here will impact millions of users, it’s essential to understand the users’ problems and find effective solutions for them.

• Experience with Android development and debugging practices and tools.

• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional team members, such as Product Managers, Designers, QA, and product engineers.

• Proficiency with version control tools (our tooling and processes are based on git and GitHub).

• Unit testing experience.

• Ability to define and solve unconstrained problems, and know when to seek help when no progress is being made.

• Desire to learn new systems and technologies.

• Interest in monitoring the health and performance of the applications your team owns.

• Have a “leave it better than you found it” mentality, and are willing to work with and improve on code you did not originally write.

• You can communicate with your team in a transparent and effective way.

Additional Information

What's Next
If you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you'd like. As we hope you've seen already, Etsy is a place that values individuality and variety. We don't want you to be like everyone else -- we want you to be like you! So tell us what you're all about.

Our Promise
At Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.