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Software Engineer (Android)

Chicago, IL

Company Name: tastytrade  
Role: Software Engineer (Android) 
Location: Hybrid - Chicago, IL (3 days/week in office)  

As a Software Engineer on the Mobile Team, you’ll be part of a team of engineers that builds out the technology that powers our retail brokerage business and supports our other business initiatives. We care about the speed and stability of our back-end systems as much as we care about the customer-facing applications we build. Our architecture is consistently evolving as our business grows and we face different technical challenges, but always with a focus on practicality and performance.   

You’ll work on existing mobile applications, taking on ownership of current features as well as lead new ones, and troubleshooting issues as they arise. Our mobile engineers work mostly in Swift and Kotlin, but Java is heavily used for shared logic.  

What You'll Do:  

  • Work with and own the code base for our Android platforms.  
  • Write application code using Java and Kotlin.  
  • Maintain shared behavior logic written in Java.  
  • Improve the code quality of a large code base.  
  • Participate in full application lifecycle (concept, design, build, deploy, test, and release to the app store).  
  • Solve the type of challenging engineering problems that come with building a highly interactive trading experience.  
  • Collaborate with the backend development team to enhance our UI experience.  
  • Partner with our product, design, and QA teams to customize the trading experience for the Android platforms.  

Who You Are:  

  • You have 3 or more years of experience building complex applications for Android using Java or Kotlin.  
  • You’ve shipped Android applications to production.  
  • You have experience working with large code bases, managing a shared REST API library, and writing unit tests.  
  • You are able to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment to deliver well-designed, reusable, and high-quality code on time.  
  • Experience with Fastlane  
  • Experience building Android applications  
  • Experience with dependency management tools (Gradle/Maven)  
  • A passion for UI/UX design  
  • Cross-Platform experience a plus (iOS + Android)  
  • Experience trading equities, equity options, futures, or futures options a plus  

Team Perks:      

  • Performance Bonuses      
  • Stock Purchase Options      
  • 401k Plan      
  • Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits  
  • Annual educational / conference stipend   
  • Sustainable workday with minimal on-call responsibilities   
  • 20 Paid Vacation Days (plus an additional paid vacation day the month of your birthday!)      
  • 10 Paid Sick Days      
  • Gym Membership Reimbursement      
  • Commuter Benefits      
  • Pet Insurance      
  • Wellness & Mental Health Programs      
  • Charitable Donation Matching      
  • Two Paid Volunteer Days Off      
  • Daily catered lunch when in the office      
  • Full kitchen with snacks and beverages      
  • In-building gym      
  • Shuttle to/from Metra      
  • Office located in the West Loop - Chicago's growing center of tech, great cuisine, and high-end bars    

Salary Range: Level I - $135,000, Level II - $146,750, Level III - $158,650  
The actual salary offered will be based on the candidate's level of experience and qualifications   

About Us:     

The tasty house of brands empowers individual traders differently. tastylive, founded in 2011, is an online financial media network, tastytrade (previously known as tastyworks) is a self-directed retail brokerage firm that launched in 2017, tasty Software Solutions and tastyfx, is a registered Forex broker-dealer. In 2021, London-based IG Group acquired tastylive, Inc. (previously known as tastytrade) and assigned it to lead business in North America. tastyfx is the fastest-growing forex broker in the US over the past few years. Changing the IG US name to tastyfx marks the next chapter, in aligning with the tasty brand family and offering a more forex-focused experience. This combined team has years of experience like institutional brokers, but also a passion for disrupting the entire trading industry.         

Our dream is simple: we want more people to find more success with a better trading experience. That’s why we’re investing heavily in the right people, technology, and media to make that happen in the US and across the globe.       

Location: Our office is in the West Loop - Chicago's growing center of tech, great cuisine, and high-end bars.     

tastytrade | tastylive  | tastyfx | tastycrypto  
1330 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607      

*Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they have every single qualification. Our team is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!  

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