Android Engineer – Apprenticeship

Meet Fetch Engineering: 

At Fetch, our engineering philosophy emphasizes innovation, adaptability, and informed decision-making. Our engineers thrive in complex environments, making decisions based on critical thinking and data, even in uncertain situations. We value proactive problem-solving and focus on driving impactful results while maintaining high technical standards. You will work alongside talented engineers who are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of technology and encouraging each other to excel. We understand that Fetch may not be the right fit for everyone, but if you’re passionate about solving challenging problems and navigating intricate systems, Fetch could be a great place for you.

About the Role:

Fetch’s next step in evolving the shopping experience will require growing the engineering team. We’re looking for an Android Mobile Engineer Apprentice to contribute immediately and work on real features that impact our customers and partners.  You will build highly performant mobile applications to integrate seamlessly with our backend services. You’ll be working on a small, multi-functional team that may include other engineers, a designer, product manager, data scientist and other roles. Success in this role requires the ability to take on challenging problems and design & develop an amazing solution with light mentorship of an experienced team member.

This is a 3-month program that can be held from one of our US offices or remotely in the United States.

In your Toolbox (Minimum Requirements):

• An understanding of functional or object-oriented programming
• Ability to learn quickly
• A desire to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment
• Effective communication, including the ability to translate and explain technical issues to non-technical team members
• Object-oriented or functional programming languages (we use Kotlin)
• Mobile Development (Android)
• Modern App Architecture (MVVM/MVC)
• Version control system (Git)
• Must be Graduating from College within a month, and able to work full-time hours!

Apprenticeship Facts:

• This is a 3 month program where you will be given challenging and meaningful work
• You will gain incredible experience and grow as an engineer
• There is no expectation that this role will convert to a full time employee
• $40 per hour
• 40 hours per week of work, minimum
• There are no health benefits during the apprenticeship
• We don’t sponsor H1Bs on an Apprenticeship due to legal limitations
• Get an onboarding buddy on your 1st day
• Provided Equipment: Mac laptop, monitors, etc. whatever is needed to be successful!
• Work on the same projects as our perm employees, you are not treated any differently. You’ll gain incredible experience and grow as an engineer.

Apprenticeship Perks:

• Employee Assistance Program
• Gympass
• Udemy Business
• Pet Insurance