Embedded Engineer, Android OS

  • Full-time
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Company Description

We believe everyone should be able to participate and grow in the economy. So we’re building tools that make commerce easier and more accessible to all. We started with a little white credit card reader but haven’t stopped there. Our new reader helps our sellers accept chip cards and NFC payments, and our Cash app lets people pay each other back instantly. We’re empowering the independent electrician to send invoices, setting up the favorite food truck with a delivery option, helping the ice cream shop pay its employees, and giving the burgeoning coffee chain capital for a second, third, and fourth location. Let’s shorten the distance between having an idea and making a living from it. And make it easier for customers to shop and pay at their favorite businesses. We’re here to help sellers of all sizes start, run, and grow their business—and helping them grow their business is good business for everyone.

Job Description

Square’s Hardware Team builds the tangible connection to Square. We started with a simple Reader that turns any phone or tablet into a mobile point of sale - and we continue to lead this category with advances in chip card and NFC technology. Next, we introduced the Square Stand, the best way to turn your iPad into a counter top point of sale. We expanded our Hardware portfolio with our first Android-based solution: Square Register, the first integrated point of sale that enables people to start selling right out of the box. 

As we introduce more products, we will meet the needs of more and more sellers with stand-out hardware products, globally. You will develop the platform that powers Square’s hardware products. As part of the team, you’ll lead projects that involve collaboration with teams across Square and will help Square’s Hardware team realize its opportunity for growth.

You will:

  • Provide mentorship to engineers and diverse partners to improve engineering quality and increase team effectiveness
  • Lead diverse development projects
  • Develop an Android software platform for unique mobile products
  • Design great code within the constraints and opportunities of powerful embedded platforms
  • Develop new, customized features and improve Android system at the frameworks and security layer
  • Participate in all development phases from requirements phase to production
  • Collaborate on system-side code, communication protocol design, and kernel development on Linux/Android platforms
  • Participate in Agile practices (eg sprint planning, backlog grooming, and review)

Qualifications

You have:

  • 4+ years of development experience
  • Strong communication to ensure smooth collaboration with a variety of team members
  • Programming experience in Java or C software development, tools and debug with software development discipline
  • Experience in at least one other development language (Java or C, C++, Python)
  • Desire to write and ship production software
  • Experience leading, or desire to lead, development of complex systems
  • History of mentoring engineering teams member to raise technical standards and reach goals
  • BS in CS, CE, EE, or equivalent practical experience

Even better:

  • Experience with Android Framework and application level development
  • Experience porting Android to a new device
  • Understanding of the Android framework internals and AOSP code
  • Experience with AOSP build process
  • Firmware and embedded software development experience
  • Familiarity with the Linux operating system
  • Experience developing Linux Kernel extensions and device drivers
  • Experience shipping consumer electronics products

Check out Android @Square:

  • https://medium.com/square-corner-blog/advocating-against-android-fragments-81fd0b462c97
  • https://medium.com/square-corner-blog/android-spring-cleaning-tech-talks-ae2a2196e111
  • http://square.github.io/#android

Square Perks

At Square, we want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes: 

  • Healthcare coverage
  • Retirement Plans
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • Meal reimbursements
  • Wellness perks
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexible time off
  • Learning and Development resources

Additional Information

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