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Staff Android Engineer

Capital One is hiring a Staff Android Engineer in Toronto, Canada. It pays $73k-$197k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Capital One.

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  • Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: aI is not part of the work.
  • Tools and skills the posting cites include Android, Kotlin and Java.
  • Level classifies it as a senior role.
  • Level lists 2,000+ other open roles at Capital One.

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Design and develop native Android mobile applications within an agile software engineering team.

AndroidKotlinJavaGit
mobile-developmentsoftware-architectureagile
161 Bay Street (93021), Canada, Toronto,Toronto, Ontario,

Staff Android Engineer

About Capital One Canada.

For 30 years, we've been on a mission to change banking for good. We challenge the traditional bank stereotype by integrating machine learning, conversational AI and design thinking into our core operations. We're a bank a tech company would build, where your work directly shapes innovative solutions that impact millions of Canadians.

We're driven by fearless curiosity, bold innovation, and a collective of authentic people working together to redefine what's possible. Technology isn’t just part of our strategy, it is our strategy. Everything we do serves our vision and the creation of what's next.

About the Team

Since 2014, Capital One Canada’s software studio has grown from a team of 10 to a team of over 250. We’re passionate about what we do, and we’re always on the lookout for people who want to make a difference in the world of credit through technology. We’re obsessed with doing the right thing, and we achieve that by finding innovative ways to better serve our customers.

Here are a few of the ways we’re helping people take control of their credit:

  • Helping customers view and monitor their credit scores with Credit Keeper

  • Enabling customers to view and edit their Personal Information directly in the Mobile App

  • Providing customers 100% certainty which credit cards they’ll be approved for before they apply, by using Quick Check™

We’re all-in on the cloud and we’re leaders in the adoption of open source, RESTful APIs, microservices, and containers. We build our own products and release them with a speed and agility that allows us to get new customer experiences to market quickly. And, as a founder-led company, we’re inspired to make, break, do, and do good.

This role does not have direct reports. We require advanced hands-on development, technical design, and architecture.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Own technical design, architecture, and development of cross-functional, multi-platform application systems

  • Work as part of a dynamic mobile team throughout the Software Development Life Cycle

  • Improve software engineering practices – work within agile teams to design, develop, test, implement and support technical solutions across a full stack of development tools and technologies

  • Contribute expertise on how evolving technology affects domain; and

  • Provide mentorship to Junior, Intermediate, and Senior mobile associates

Basic Qualifications

  • At least 6 years of hands-on development of Native Android applications using Java/Kotlin

  • At least 6 years of experience with application and/or data design, architecture and development

  • Experience with RxJava, Coroutines, Dagger, Espresso, Junit and Jenkins, Jetpack Compose

  • Experience providing mentorship to Junior/Intermediate Associates and guidance to technical and business stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

  • 8+ Years of experience leading the full life-cycle of Software Development

  • Bachelor's, Master’s or Diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or in related field

  • Exposure to AWS or other cloud products

  • Experience working in an agile environment and familiar with agile development methodologies

Working at Capital One.

You’ll be empowered to take end-to-end ownership of your work and your career, backed by a high-performance, hybrid culture and holistic suite of benefits designed to support your whole self.

  • Take ownership of your own potential: Whether you’re looking to upskill, pivot into new business areas, or master your craft, you’ll have access to tools and mentorship to reach your potential and define your career trajectory.

  • Find your rhythm: We believe trust fosters the flexibility and autonomy required to balance personal needs with a focus on high performance. We support a hybrid model – with 3 days in the office per week – that gives room for both collaboration and personal commitments.

  • Benefits built for your life: We take a holistic approach to well-being, providing support for you and those who are most important to you. This includes: full coverage for spouses, domestic partners and dependents, a one-time Work From Home allowance to build your comfortable workspace, up to $3,000 in mental health coverage and up to $5,000 in annual tuition subsidies.

You’ll find that Capital One is committed to helping you thrive and evolve every step of the way.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The expected annual salary range for this position is $173,000 - $197,400.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

We embrace the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the candidate experience and streamline our recruitment processes. However, no hiring decisions are made using AI as every hiring decision is made by our hiring managers, business interviewers, and recruitment professionals. Our teams are equipped with training that empowers them to use AI responsibly.

Capital One Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We consider all qualified applicants and will meet the needs of those requiring reasonable accommodations.

If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at ARCanada@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com

Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.

Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

How we rate this

Staff Android Engineer at Capital One rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Mobile DevelopmentSoftware ArchitectureAgileAndroidKotlinJavaGit

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