Andriod developer

At https://www.holofy.io/">Holofy,We are building an incredible product and to do that we need incredible people.

If you have ambition and drive and want to own your roadmap in a company that knows how to innovate and scale, we want to talk to you.

We work in small, self-managing, collaborative and agile/Kanban teams and are looking for great technology developers who can work in the same.

Location - Remote/WFH

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Pre-requisites:

• 3-5 years of experience is building robust Android Applications
• Have knowledge of publishing apps on the Play Store
• Excellent command over Data Structures and Algorithms.
• Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Knowledge of Kotlin,Retrofit, OkHttp, Glide, Exo-Player, Android Jetpack Kotlin coroutines.
• Have an understanding of OOP, different architectural patterns (esp. MVVM), and their testability
• Knowledge of multi module architecture and product flavours.
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
• Familiarity with In-App purchases and google billing api.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• A knack for benchmarking and optimisation
• Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with continuous integration

Responsibilities:

• Translate designs and wireframes into high quality Code.
• Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Kotlin code.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Help maintain code quality, organisation, and automatisation.
• Take Responsibility of a feature and ensure it's completion.

What else we can offer:

• Limitless growth and encouragement to be innovative and challenge status quo.
• Exceptional compensation & benefits and performance-based recognition & rewards.
• Open door policy and flexible working hours and Medical coverage

• Excellent mobile app development experience
• Strong CS fundamentals OOPS concepts, algorithms data structures Core Java
• Deep knowledge of basic React Native components and Android Studio
• Ability to write well-documented, clean Java and Javascript code
• In-Depth knowledge of building tools like XCode, and Android Studio
• Knowledge of Android Studio and React Native Lifecycle and publishing cycles on Google and Apple app stores.
• Experience with Git and ES6
• Experience in the kotlin  and flutter  

🏆 Benefits

• Remote Possible - Work from anywhere in India though we promote Work From Office like revered Narayan Murthy is appealing. https://trak.in/tags/business/2022/03/14/infosys-founder-narayan-murthy-wants-all-employees-back-to-office-says-work-from-home-is-bad-for-productivity/">Read it
• Flexible work hours
• Annual Appraisal Cycles
• Healthcare plans are on the way
• Free e-learning courses and external training plus certifications
• Fewer deductions so In Hand, Salary is more
• Special Guidance on Financial Investment planning to help you save more
• Healthcare sessions with our Doctors
• We promote employees to take timely leaves and take care of family

Android Services, System service and framework development, Broadcast using Java, Kotlin, C++ (Mandatory)

Experience in AOSP build setup & understanding of Android.bp, gradle, Android.mk (Mandatory)

IPC mechanism in Android: AIDL, JNI, HIDL, Socket Communication (Mandatory)

Experience in Android application development using Java & Kotlin (Mandatory)

Custom UI component development & understanding of MVVM architecture (Mandatory)

Flexible in customizing AOSP for product branding (Good to have)

RESTful service integration, Multithreading ,Message queueing (Good to have)

We are looking for an Android Developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a range of devices including mobile phones and tablet computers. Your primary focus will be development of applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and the creation of quality products is essential

Roles and Responsibilities

² Design and build applications.

² Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications

² Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features

² Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

² To maintain the code quality, organization, and automation

² Work with the development team consisting of architects, UI designers, product managers, testers to deliver high quality mobile product & services

² Develop, test and rollout optimised UIs for diff versions/device

² Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code

² Build for multi device & multi platform scenario i.e mobile website along with mobile app

² Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java code

² Ensure the best possible performance, quality and responsiveness of the application

² Adaptability is a key factor to becoming a great Android app developer

² Identify the bugs ,correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

Skills Required:

² Prominent hands on experience in Native Android, Native iOS or Both.

² Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes

² An Android app developer must be well-versed with Java programming language.

² Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect applications to back-end services

² Strong knowledge on UI design principles, patterns, and best practices

² Having knowledge about offline storage, threading, and performance tuning

² Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks

² A knack for benchmarking and optimization

² Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

² Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines.

² Proficient with Objective-C or Swift.

² Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines

² Knowledge of low-level C-based libraries is preferred

² Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications

² Knack for benchmarking and optimization

² Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (such as Git, Mercurial or SVN)

² Familiarity with continuous integration.

What will you do? (but not limited to)

• Design, develop, and maintain our mobile applications using either Flutter or React Native, ensuring high performance and responsiveness across both Android and iOS platforms.
• Collaborate closely with the product and development teams to design and develop innovative features that align with our mission and user needs.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code that adheres to industry best practices, and conduct code reviews to uphold high-quality code.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade the software to ensure optimal performance, security, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Lead and mentor junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and improvement.
• Drive architectural decisions and lead efforts to scale and improve our codebases.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand and address their needs, translating business requirements into technical solutions.

Who can apply?

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Mobile Application Developer with a proven track record in developing and deploying mobile applications for both Android and iOS platforms.
• Proficiency in React Native, with a deep understanding of cross-platform mobile development and app architecture.
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript (for React Native), and familiarity with native build tools, like XCode, Gradle, Android Studio, IntelliJ, and other IDEs.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with an ability to think algorithmically and a keen eye for debugging and optimizing code.
• Experience with app development languages such as Swift, Kotlin, or Objective-C and with utilizing RESTful APIs for backend integration.
• Proficient understanding and utilizing code versioning tools, such as Bitbucket.
• Experience in a startup environment and building products from scratch is highly preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to lead and inspire a team.
• Strong project management skills, with experience in agile methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions based on a balance of data, experience, and judgment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Participating in the entire product lifecycle (analyze, develop, test, release, and support.
• Contributing to research for new web and mobile technologies and recommend solutions to improve interface designs and interactions
• Testing, debugging, and fine-tuning to optimize the application’s performance.
• Designing intuitive applications to enhance users’ experiences.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:

• 2+ year experiences of mobile/web application development and system integration.
• Must be a skilled programmer with knowledge of coding best practices and ability to produce highly readable and maintainable code.
• Management and support of Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
• Experience in API development and integration with third-party APIs
• English communication is required. Great communication skills to coordinate across technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Creative, detail-oriented, and with good problem-solving skills
• Ability to collaborate with and lead other development team members.
• Ability to work in multiple projects and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Candidate must possess at least a bachelor's degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent.
• Specialization in IONIC must.

KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERTISE IN THE FOLLOWING ARE AN ADVANTAGE:

• Specialization in HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, and JavaScript.
• Experience with web service integration (REST, JSON, XML).
• Experience or knowledge with Git, Gitlab, GitHub is a plus.

About the Role

As an Android Developer, you will own the Android app and strive to deliver the best learning experience out there to our learners that upGrad is known for. You will be responsible for developing features, taking those features to production and maintaining the existing code. Innovative nature and pro-active involvement in the product is taken very seriously at upGrad, therefore, a major part of your role would involve thinking about new features and new ways to deliver quality learning experience to our learners

Skills/Experience

1. Minimum 6+ years of hands-on Android development experience.
2. Strong Java and object-oriented concepts.
3. Solid understanding of Android architectural patterns especially MVVM and their importance in scalable software development process.
4. Strong understanding of Android fundamentals.
5. Experience in Android UI creation.
6. Experience of Android Live Data, Kotlin and Constraint layout would be a huge plus point.

Years of Exp –  Minimum 6-8 

• Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals and excellent problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of software engineering practices, Data Structures & Algorithms.
• Solid programming skills in Java/Kotlin.
• Good communication skills.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Experience in Reactive programming, Asynchronous programming and Unit Testing will be an added advantage.
• 6-10 years of experience in product driven organization.