Senior Mobile Application Developer (onsite/hybrid in Grand Rapids, MI)
DornerWorks, a leader in embedded systems engineering, is seeking an experienced and talented Senior Mobile Application Developer, to help grow our current team. In this role, you will work alongside other talented engineers as you help develop our connected Medical and IoT products. This position will provide you with opportunities to participate with others to architect the design across the full product and consider cross-training into new areas to further grow your own expertise.
WHAT DORNERWORKS HAS FOR YOU:
- Diverse, engaging, collaborative and challenging work.
- ESOP company - 100% employee owned
- Continuous learning. Work multiple diverse projects each year – different technologies, products, and industries.
- Work from home or in-person, while doing what you love.
- Competitive compensation and benefits with quarterly bonus opportunity.
- Flex Fridays – you want an extra 26 days off? Compressed work week, with the opportunity to take every other Friday off and flexible hours.
- Healthy work/life balance. At DornerWorks’ that is not just an empty slogan; it is one of our core values.
- Organized social events, both onsite and virtual. We promise you’ll have fun!
- Supportive team – not a cut throat environment but supportive and encouraging.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
- Design, develop, and deploy mobile applications that run on iOS and Android platforms using either native programming languages (Swift, Kotlin/Java) for each platform and/or cross-platform technologies (Flutter, React Native).
- Collaborate and coordinate with designer and developer teams to create a seamless solution for customers.
- Interface directly with the customer to guide the development process.
- Work with sales to:
- Develop business relations with new and existing customers
- Provide detailed work estimates for new business proposals
- Showcase project highlights
APPLICANTS SHOULD BE:
- Proficient programmers, able to pick up new platforms for mobile application development and deployment.
- Able to execute mobile application programming independently or with little input.
- Comfortable interfacing directly with customers at times to work through features and demonstrate progress.
- Competent to identify at a high level the tasks and efforts at the start of the project, knowing the steps to complete a typical project, and create relevant customer proposals.
- Able to refine a better scope the estimates associated with the more immediate next steps of the project to ensure we can execute to budgets and direct or inform others on the team.
- Team oriented communicators, thinking ahead to what others need to know and when/how your work needs to integrate with the work of others.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:
- Bachelor’s degree required, with a strong preference in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering.
- Experience with native languages/IDE’s as well as cross-platform languages/frameworks:
- Swift / Xcode
- Kotlin, Java / Android Studio
- Dart, JavaScript, TypeScript, C# / Flutter, React Native
- 5+ years’ experience in iOS and Android development.
- Experience integrating mobile applications with backend services, including strong knowledge of RESTful APIs, HTTP protocols, and third-party API integrations.
- Understanding of security best practices for mobile application development and different authentication schemes.
- Experience navigating application distributions (e.g., App store submissions, ad-hoc beta deployments, DMD enterprise apps).
- Practical experience with different connectivity standards (e.g., Bluetooth, NFC, etc.) Solid understanding of Git and how to effectively use it as a team.
- Mentor colleagues in your areas of expertise.
- Unrestricted right to work in the US without requiring sponsorship.
WHAT’S A BONUS TO HAVE:
- Experience with design and development of applications for wearable devices, including:
- Apple Watch using WatchKit.
- Wear OS for Android-based wearables.
- Garmin devices using the Garmin Connect IQ SDK and APIs.
- Ability to use Sketch, Photoshop or other graphic design tools to create mock-ups and extract assets.
- Understanding of UI/UX principals and best practices.
Salary information:
The annualized salary ranges below represent hiring guidelines. DornerWorks considers multiple factors when determining base compensation including experience and specialization of skills.
Early career engineer: $62,000 - $95,000
Mid – level career engineer: $95,000 - $118,000
Advanced career engineer: $118,000 - $156,000
DornerWorks’ employees enjoy our strong commitment to work-life integrations with 40-hour work weeks, a remote/hybrid work environment and many other work-life integration perks. In addition, employees my elect health and wellness benefits that meet the needs of themselves and their dependents.
DornerWorks is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program. EEO/M/F/Disabled/Veteran
DornerWorks believes a diverse workplace yields better ideas and outcomes and we are committed to promoting diversity of experience, perspectives, and capabilities. Each individual makes a unique contribution to our company. We recognize that diversity is critical to our success. DornerWorks proudly supports a culture of inclusion that encourages a work environment that honors diverse opinions. Employees can thrive here, and know their individual skills, abilities and viewpoints are honored.
This facility operates under International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and therefore, any person hired must demonstrate with verifiable documentation that they are either: (i) a U.S. Citizen; (ii) an active Green Card Holder; or (iii) a “Protected Person” as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324 (b)(a)(3).
