Android Application Developer

Sr. Android Developer Requirement:

• Minimum 4 years of experience in Android development.
• Degree in software development, computer science, or similar.
• Proficiency in Android, Java, Kotlin, MVC, MVVM.
• Prior experience as an android developer will be advantageous.
• Excellent coding and proofreading skills.
• Top-notch teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to manage your workload with minimal supervision.
• Unwavering curiosity.

Our Mission

Mercari is a Japan-based company with the mission of “create value in a global marketplace where anyone can buy & sell.” Having continuously worked toward this goal since our founding in 2013, we are now transforming from a startup into a global player. While this transformation brings its own specific set of challenges, we believe that solving them one after another will allow us to fully achieve our mission. Are you interested in working together to take on these exciting challenges?

Our Culture

To achieve our mission at Mercari, our organization and each of our employees share the same values and perspectives. Our individual guidelines for action are defined by our three values: Go Bold, All for One, and Be a Pro. Our organization is also shaped by our four foundations: Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion, Trust & Openness, and Well-being for Performance. Regardless of how big Mercari gets, the culture will remain essential to achieving our mission and something we want to preserve throughout our organization. We invite you to read the “Mercari Culture Doc,” which summarizes the behaviors and mindset shared by Mercari and its employees. We continue to build an environment where all of our members of diverse backgrounds are accepted and recognized, and where they can thrive while holding dear to Mercari’s culture.

Work Responsibilities

• Native Android app development for Mercari and group companies' apps
• The development environment is as follows.
• Development language: Kotlin
• Development environment: Android Studio
• Build tool: Gradle
• CI/CD： CircleCI
• Others: GitHub, Firebase, Slack, Figma, JIRA, Confluence

Minimum Requirements

• Shared understanding and belief in Mercari Group mission and values
• At least 3 years of experience developing native Android applications with Kotlin Developing, operating, making decisions when selecting technology, and continuous improvement of large-scale product codebases
• Ability to design and develop with performance and scalability in mind
• Extensive knowledge of object-oriented software development, networking, memory management, and software testing
• Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks like MVVM, MVP, declarative UI, or similar architectures

Preferred Requirements

• Experience using and installing Jetpack functions such as Android Architecture Components
• Understanding of UI development
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, etc
• Experience in iOS or web development
• OSS contribution experience/familiarity with the OSS community
• Customer-centric product development in E-commerce/Fintech
• Working in multi-cultural and diverse teams
• Team Leadership experience

Working Conditions

Employment Status

Full-time

Office

Bangalore

• Hybrid Workstyle

Work Hours

• Full flextime (no core time)
• *Does not apply to all positions

• Skills Required For Android Developer:-

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WillyWeather has a loyal user base of over 3 million Australians each month. We have launched in the UK and US, and are on track to be the leading provider of local weather services worldwide.

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We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Senior Android Developer to join our team for a full time permanent position. The successful candidate will be working remotely, and will be provided with a laptop to be able to work from home. This is an exciting opportunity to showcase your exceptional Android skills within an international team of talented and passionate people working collaboratively on a high-quality product. 

Responsibilities:

• Manage and oversee a project from the conceptual phase to the deployment phase
• Technical leadership
• Software development
• Code reviews

Technical Requirements:

• Android SDK
• Java
• Kotlin
• JUnit

Skills and Experience:

• English speaker
• Computer Science degree or similar
• 4+ years’ Android experience
• At least one app currently published and live on the Google Play store
• Experience with Android Widgets
• Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
• Experience crafting pixel-perfect user interfaces with complex interactions and animation
• Experience with Google Maps API
• Test driven development
• Passion for delivering well designed high quality software
• Knowledge of OOP, design and architectural patterns such as MVC
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Ability to self-manage and work autonomously in a collaborative environment

Our client is more than 2 decades old NBFC registered with the RBI. The company was set up with an aim to empower rural entrepreneurs, SMEs, and small institutions by micro-financing. The company has come a long way since its inception in 1992 and has evolved with time with the introduction of its App in the small loans sector. At present, the company has more than 5000 employees and has serviced millions of borrowers to accomplish their dreams.

• Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code
• Designing and maintaining high performance, reusable, and reliable Java code
• Ensuring the best possible performance and quality of the application
• Identifying and fixing bugs
• Helping maintain code quality and automatization

Desired Candidate Profile

Responsibilities and qualifications

• 5+ years of Android development experience
• Will own several parts of our tech stack, but primarily our Android app
• Build new functionality to the Android app and regularly re-architect it to keep up with latest technologies (e.g., Kotlin)
• Work on new tech that we are already a leading user of (e.g., Google Firebase)
• Work closely with the backend team to construct creative solutions
• Optimize, improve efficiency, scalability, stability of application
• MUST BE reliable, and be able to communicate clearly
• MUST BE able to own and deliver their own work within deadlines, professionally
• Should be passionate about building a strong engineering culture

Bonus Points for experience building high-scale applications, SDKs and other web technologies (like JavaScript).

Who we are

• Fast growing Chennai-based startup (with venture funding)
• Led by strong engineers with significant experience at top tier firms like McKinsey, Oracle, Morgan Stanley, and authors of multiple Java Standards
• Building an awesome product already used by Swigg etc.
• Raised investment, so this role will not vanish in a few months
• Mentors include the Vice Chairman of HCL, Chairman of Singapore Airlines, Senior leaders from LinkedIn etc.

Other background information

• Looking for strong, passionate developers who want to join our team and grow
• We move fast, and will make you an offer in a few days for the right person
• The job location will be in Chennai (it is the SaaS capital of India)
• Please only apply if you are open to moving to Chennai (or are already here)
• This won't be a 10 - 6 job, but you will be given amazing responsibilities
• You will learn a ton, have a lot of flexibility, and have fun while doing it!

Job Perks

• Daily breakfast
• Friday team lunches
• Macbook 
• Office near beach (for when people return after COVID)
• Potential for stock options (in lakhs)
• Stipend to attend conferences
• Potential travel to Singapore and other client locations

TECHNICAL SKILLSET REQUIRED:

• Experience building and maintaining code for:
• Android platform (Eclipse/Android Studio, Java, Android SDK) OR
• Any other platform, with proven track record of picking up new skills
• Hands-on experience with modern technologies.
• Excellent Java programming skills
• Excellent analytical, debugging and troubleshooting skills (battery usage, network usage optimization, etc)
• Passion for usability, simplicity and consistency in software development.
• Excellent communication and collaborative skills.
• Exposure to Agile methodologies
• Bonus points for Knowledge of major mobile platforms (iOS, WP8, etc.)

 POSITION:

• Be part of fastest growing eCommerce platforms in exciting application areas like core commerce, supply chain, logistics and fulfilment, merchant, mobile commerce, analytics, automation and a lot more for the global markets positioned for Asia.
• Develop awesome new features front to back (using Java and Android SDK)
• Responsibilities will include all aspects of software development from design, coding, testing, customer feedback and maintenance.
• Work with a team of amazing developers and designers to build simple, beautiful and consistent user experiences for our mobile apps
• Invent and prototype new features, then build, test and ship them in our products.
• Drive the implementation of new technologies which improve our ability to build great products.

QUALIFICATION

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)