Android App Developer (Java/Kotlin)

Role: ANDROID DEVELOPER

What you’ll do?

• Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Work with outside data sources and API's
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance

What Makes You A Great Fit?

• Have published one or more android apps on the Play store
• At least 3 years of experience in Android app development
• Strong knowledge of Android SDK/ NDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
• Solid understanding of Object Oriented programming, data structures, algorithms and relational database
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Experience with offline storage, threading, performance tuning and firebase services
• Ability to design applications around natural user interfaces, such as touch
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
• Proficient with Java and Kotlin (including coroutines)
• Preference for good experience in the gaming industry, but experience in the B2C app is a must
• Knowledge of code versioning tools, such as Git, Bit bucket
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Excellent work ethic and attention to detail
• Collaborative mind set

• Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems and deliver high-availability and performance
• Create well-designed, testable, efficient code
• Participate in all phases of the development life-cycle
• Assist in the preparation and production of releases of software components
• Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications
• Investigate alternatives and technologies and present them for architectural review, in order to support continuous improvement
  
  

Requirements:

• 0.5 - 2 years of experience working with mobile development
• Min. 1-year experience in Flutter Development
• Deployed at least 1 app
• Have experience with Flutter for both iOS and Android.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, GraphQL APIs
• A degree is not a constraint
  
  

• As an independent, self-motivated, and an avid technologist, you should have a strong interest in mobile and intuition for UX and consumer behaviour
• Up to date knowledge of Android (Jetpack and RxPatterns)
• Experienced in publishing and maintaining apps in play store
• Excellent Java programming skills
• Experienced in writing testable code & unit tests
• Experience with the Kotlin programming language a plus
• 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
• Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes, accelerometers, GPS
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines (JETPack, Rx patterns)
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with continuous integration

We are looking for an Android developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a vast number of diverse Android devices. Your primary focus will be the development of Android applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working along-side other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.

Responsibilities:

1. Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code

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

3. Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application

4. Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

5. Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

Skills:

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

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

3. Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices

4. Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning

5. Ability to design applications around natural user interfaces, such as “touch”

6. Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers

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

8. Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

9. Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications

10. A knack for benchmarking and optimization

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

12. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

13. Familiarity with continuous integration

• Mosaic Wellness is looking for an Android developer responsible for the development and maintenance of existing applications along with continuous integration of new features, who can take the ownership and work independently.
• 1.5+ years of experience in Kotlin is must 
• Your primary focus will be development of Android 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.
  

• Integrate the design into high-quality code.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of an application.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Work along-side other developers working on a different platform for the Application. Therefore, commitment to collaborative problem solving, design implementation and creating a quality product is essential.
  

• Minimum 2+ years of experience in Android Application Development.
• Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes.
• Understanding of Android design principles and interface guidelines.
• Must have already deployed at least one app on PlayStore.
• Working knowledge of Web Services & REST (JSON) APIs, Websocket, Kotlin, Retrofit, SQLite, Google API Integration, Firebase.
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications.
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs.
• Strong mobile UI design and implementation experience.
• Experience with the E-commerce store app
  
• Understanding of code versioning tools.

A mobile first Neo-banking start-up, Finin aims to help you manage & spend your money seamlessly.

We are a Bengaluru based young & vibrant team planning to on-board amazing talent, someone like you. Please go through the job description below, and connect with us if you deem we are a good fit in the next step of your career progression.

We value your time & hence have a stringent policy to communicate a decision within 7-10 days.

Your work at Finin:
As our primary android developer , you are expected to

1. Build a light-weight, low latent Android applications with limited or no dependency on third-party modules.
2. Build application logic & develop user facing features in Kotlin.
3. Build reusable components & front-end libraries for future use, as and wherever needed.
4. Translate designs & wireframes into high-quality code.
5. Define front-end architecture, document, estimate scope, & deliver on time.
6. Plan for new technology insertion & trade-offs in development.

Further, as any early stage start-up, we expect you to be comfortable wearing multiple hats, & be a proactive contributor towards building something truly remarkable.

Candidate profile:

1. At least 4 years of professional experience building native projects for Android.
2. Have at least two live projects.
3. Practical knowledge of working with RESTful APIs, & version control tools such as git.
4. Experience creating custom libraries.
5. Proficiency in various software design patterns.
6. Accountable & a proactive communicator.
7. Has worked in agile or iterative environment. Can estimate scope & prioritise.
8. Independent problem solver. Comfortable with ambiguity & fast pace start-up work culture.

Bonus points:

1. If you have previous experience building technology for Finance products.
2. If you have contributed in at least two stages of product development: MVP & Growth.
3. If you are a do-er.