WHO IS KINSHIP?
Kinship is here to help everyone pet parent like a pro. We’re building the future of pet care, combining insights, products, and services to help people be the best pet parents they can be - and to ultimately create a better world for pets. Kinship is a business division of Mars Petcare, the global leader in pet health, nutrition, and services, and dedicated to one purpose: A Better World for Pets. Learn more at www.kinship.co.
OUR FAMILY OF BRANDS
- Adopt-a-Pet the destination for finding homes for homeless pets; we help animal shelters, humane societies, SPCAs, pet rescue groups, and pet adoption agencies connect their homeless pets to millions of adopters a month
- Wisdom Panel our world-leading genetic health screening and DNA testing for dogs
- Whistle the award-winning GPS dog tracker and health monitor
- Pet Insight Project our ground-breaking science team that uses AI to turn billions of data points into actionable insights
- Vet Insightour expert-driven, on-demand pet health platform
- The Wildestthe destination that helps pet parents keep their cool in the wild world of pet parenting
- GoodFriend a marketplace for all your pet’s people, connecting pet owners with their people, from groomers, trainers, to veterinarians and experts
- PetExec is here to help organizations of all sizes in managing their daycare, boarding, grooming, and training operations
Together, these teams work to set new standards in pet care. And, as a part of Mars Petcare, they work to create a better world for pets. Learn more atwww.kinship.co.
OUR BRAND AT MARS PETCARE
Our mission at Mars Petcare is to make the world a better place for pets. In Science and Diagnostics we use our data, products, and services to help people be the best pet parents they can be. And we unite changemakers in pet care to break down barriers, open new doors, share insights, and advance our collective knowledge. All so we can reimagine the pet parenting experience, up people’s confidence, and help the world find better ways to care.
We build beautiful, connected devices and engaging app experiences that pet parents use everyday, empowering new ways of care through data and advanced AI.
At Whistle we are transforming the pet-parenting process through the power of cutting edge technology. With our portfolio of intelligent, connected devices and award-winning app we help deliver data-driven insights and personal care recommendations in an engaging digital experience, to help pets and pet parents live their healthiest, happiest, safest lives.
HOW YOU’LL HELP EVERYONE PET PARENT LIKE A PRO
As a Senior Android Engineer you will be a primary contributor to Whistle’s Android app and be relied upon as an expert in Android’s capabilities and limitations when defining and developing new features. You will collaborate with our software, hardware and customer support teams to ensure that our Android app is aligned with our customers’ needs and meets Whistle’s high quality of standards. To be successful in this role you are someone who is continuously and proactively looking for ways our team can improve both the quality of our Android app and the speed at which we can deliver.
In this role you will:
● Leverage your Android experience to maintain, refine, and build upon or existing code base
● Write well-structured, reliable, efficient and easily maintainable code
● Work closely with product and design teams to scope and define feature specifications
● Deliver new features to enhance our user’s experience
● Help guide and improve the technical direction of mobile, bolstering the technical skillset of the team
● Be purposely inquisitive and continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new mobile technologies
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
● 4+ years of experience developing and shipping native Android apps to the Google Play Store
● Experience with Bluetooth and integration with IoT style devices is required!
● A strong grasp of Java and modern Android best practices and design patterns
● Proficient in Kotlin (Majority of codebase has been ported to Kotlin and all new code is expected to be written in Kotlin)
● An understanding of Strong CS fundamentals (algorithms, data structures)
● Familiarity with variety of app architectures and methodologies like MVVM, Dependency Injection, RxJava
● Not afraid to write tests – both JUnit and Espresso (or similar)
COMPENSATION
The New York base salary range for this position is $165,000 - $195,000 annually, commensurate with experience. Total compensation will include bonus incentives and benefits. Kinship provides Full Time Employees (Associates) benefits which may include health insurance, retirement plan benefits, eligibility for Mars discounts, unlimited paid time off and access to other benefit programs. Eligibility for Kinship benefits is determined under the terms of the applicable Kinship Benefits plan at a person’s date of hire.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:
- Opportunities to impact and grow the business on a day to day basis
- Dog-friendly workplaces
- Medical, dental, vision, 401k match, and pet benefits for Full-Time Employees and their families
- Unlimited paid time off for Full-Time Employees
- Hybrid work environment
- Parental leave for the birth or adoption of your new human child (and fur baby) for Full-Time Employees
- Discounts on pet products, services, nutrition and veterinary wellness plans
- An extensive onboarding program with a chance to meet all of our leaders across Kinship
Disclaimer:
Kinship is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
Note to Search Firms/Agencies:
Kinship does not compensate search firms for unsolicited assistance unless they have a written search agreement with Kinship and the requisition is position-specific. Any resumes, curriculum vitae, and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a written search agreement or position-specific requisition submitted to any Associate of Kinship will be deemed the sole property of Kinship and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Kinship.
