Senior Android Engineer, Polarsteps
App for planning, tracking and documenting your travel
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App for planning, tracking and documenting your travel
21-100 employees
Open for applications
21-100 employees
Company mission
On a mission to spend their days building something that helps people as they explore this world — showing them the way and capturing the stories they create as they go.
Role
Who you are
- A passion for problem-solving and programming. We believe that knowing your way around the specifics of certain APIs is only one part of the game
- We have an interest in software engineering in general and often share approaches and ideas across teams. We value the lower-level understanding of certain ideas and principles more than a high-level understanding of any given framework that might be deprecated in the future
- Familiarity with the trends in (mobile app) engineering. We are permanently reconsidering the choices we are making when it comes to technology. While being careful not to buy into every hype, we do pay attention to the evolution of our industry and try to cherry-pick the new approaches that would benefit our architecture and product at large
- A sound knowledge of the native Android SDK (Kotlin/Java) and the accompanying AndroidX Jetpack libraries. We are using the default Android Studio Stack for development, Gradle as our build system and GitHub as repository + CI
- A good understanding of mobile application/ platform architecture principles on and beyond the Android device. Our app is an offline-first + background-first application. Seeing and improving on how all parts connect and play together is an integral part of our daily work
- An interest in UI/UX and everything related to the Android frontend. Our UI/UX is quite advanced and innovative, which usually requires going above and beyond what the Android SDK can provide
- Experience working in an Agile team environment
Desirable
- Experience with background location tracking, mobile maps (Mapbox), RXJava, Kotlin Multiplatform, OpenGL, Python, Docker
What the job involves
- Work closely with Florian (our Lead Android Engineer) and Amanshu and Hanieh (our Senior Android Engineer) on all things related to our platform, the Android app, and our shared codebase written in Kotlin Multiplatform
- Be responsible for implementing new features, improving existing features and maintaining the day-to-day operations of our Android App
- Be part of a small, fast-moving team and have a lot of responsibility starting from day 1, with a lot of dynamicity in the scope and variety of your work
- Take part in daily interactions with product owners, designers, other engineers, and the rest of our team — we believe in a deeply collaborative environment
- Proactively improve the resiliency, maintainability and performance of our Android app — addressing technical debt when needed or, even better, preventing it when it makes sense
Our take
Polarsteps was founded by avid travellers who set out to automate well documented travel experiences for its first users. Now, it aims to be the go-to for travel planning, tracking and blogging. It allows its users to enjoy the travel experience while taking care of the documentation.
Travel innovation is not new, however, Polarsteps sets itself apart by optimising their product to work independent of mobile reception when needed, catering for long and remote travel experiences.
It is this promised convenience that secured their impressive customer growth. They have used this to build larger teams and a more robust product offering to set them up as a leading travel app.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2019
$3.4m
SERIES A
Aug 2017
$1m
SEED
Total funding: $5m
Company benefits
- A yearly free flight to a random location! Give our Teleporter a spin here
- A shiny new MacBook to work your magic on
- Hybrid working. Split your time between the office and your home as you see fit
- An extensive home office set-up — everything from noise-canceling headphones to a standing desk
- 28 days of vacation (for adventures or sitting on the couch, it's up to you)
- The option to switch up your zoom background by working from another country for up to 5 weeks a year
- A personal development budget for that curious mind of yours!
- A pension plan to help you save for those around-the-world retirement trips
- Delicious daily team lunches
- Awesome monthly parties, as well as team trips away
- A lively office in downtown Amsterdam, with travel costs reimbursed
- Free Polarsteps Travel Books to contain all your far-flung adventures
Company values
- We are dedicated to our craft
- We are explorers at heart
- We are human
- Enjoy the ride
- Be good, Do good
Company HQ
De Weteringschans, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Leadership
Koen Droste
(Co-founder)Previously co-founded Companyspot.nl in 2009 and Upcoming in 2013. They have previous experience in publishing, sales and product management.
Niek Bokkers
(Creative Director)Previously worked as a concept developer and owned and managed a creative lab for 15 years.
Job Harmsen
(Head of Design)Ran a website design outfit and moved on to join Concept M as a Designer.
Maximiliano Neustadt
(CEO ad interim / CTO)They have had extensive experience as a Software Developer and in leading software teams.
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