Partner Engineer, Android

Description

Partner Engineering is a highly technical team that works with our strategic partners to integrate Facebook products into their mobile platforms, apps, and devices. Our Partner Engineering team has launched various new features & services from Meta family of apps to mobile partner devices, improved quality in Meta family of apps and led new Android OS adoption. Partner Engineers bring technical knowledge of Android platforms to lead highly visible initiatives and launch impactful products with our strategic mobile partners. You will engage with some of the world's most influential companies to drive Meta family of apps' compatibility and quality on partner devices, and internally with our Product team to enhance those apps. You will combine technical and business skills to make our partners successful and improve Meta family of apps’ quality on their devices.

Responsibilities

Improve the quality of Meta apps on our partners' latest Android devices Collaborate with external partners, internal Engineering and Product partners on Android Identify and surface insights using metrics on product usage to increase adoption and provide new solutions that address the needs of our partners Use tools, concepts and processes related to Meta family of apps, and underlying implementation across Android Use broad range of technical and soft skills to build productive relationships with our partners, and resolve complex technical and business needs while contributing to partner documentation Use expertise and product insight to deliver high-quality project/integration/ partner engagements, while sustaining productivity Guide workflow changes, and gain consensus from stakeholders while driving to solution Respond and maintain effective communication with industry partners and internal stakeholders Build and manage working relationships with technical counterparts. Mentor and share knowledge with peers, setting & meeting meaningful goals amongst team Work with partners to develop a long- term strategic plan, grounded on business objectives, and manage partners during feature launches Understand organizational structure and cross functional team dynamics and get support from those teams as needed

Qualifications

5+ years of relevant industry experience - software engineering or partner engineering B.A/B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent degree or experience Experience with Android development and using various SDKs and libraries Software development experience in languages and environments such as Kotlin, Java, NDK(C++) and/or PHP Experience to take on complex and ambiguous problems Willingness to travel approximately 10% of the time In-depth experience in relevant project/product and technology areas Evidenced success with communication, analytical, collaboration, and problem-solving skills Experience communicating with external parties Experience in integrating new Android OS releases Experience in large code bases, including API design techniques