Android Developer

Unico Connect is a leading technology company specializing in mobile application development.

We are seeking a Mobile Developer Lead with experience in Flutter and native Android or native iOS development, who will lead a talented team of mobile developers. As a Mobile Developer Lead, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our mobile applications, ensuring high-quality delivery, and fostering a culture of innovation.

Responsibilities

1. Technical Leadership: Lead a team of mobile developers working on Flutter apps, providing technical guidance, and mentoring junior developers. Set technical standards and best practices to ensure code quality and maintainability.

2. Development: Actively participate in mobile app development using Flutter, andoccasionally in native Android or iOS development as needed. Review and contribute to the codebase when necessary.

3. Team Management: Manage and guide the mobile development team, including task assignment, performance reviews, and fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.

4. Process Improvement: Streamline development processes, implement Agile methodologies, and continuously seek ways to enhance efficiency and productivity.

5. Technology Evaluation & Adoption: Stay up-to-date with the latest mobile technologies such as FlutterFlow, tools, and trends. Evaluate and introduce new technologies that can enhance the mobile development process.

6. Quality Assurance: Ensure high-quality development and delivery, including code reviews, testing, and monitoring to meet or exceed customer expectations.

7. Documentation: Maintain detailed technical documentation and participate in code reviews to ensure code quality.

8. Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers and backend developers, to ensure the successful delivery of projects.

Qualifications:

● Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

● Proven experience (4-7 years) in mobile app development with native Android or iOS, and expertise in Flutter development.

● Strong leadership and team management skills, with a track record of leading and motivating development teams.

● Prior experience in either native Android (Java/Kotlin) or native iOS (Swift/Objective-C) development.

● Familiarity with mobile app architecture, design patterns and state management

● Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.

● Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

● Commitment to continuous learning and staying up-to-date with industry trends.

● Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality code.

● Ability to work in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.

● Knowledge of Firebase or other backend services.

● Understanding of version control systems, such as Git.

Nice to Have:

● Experience with state management libraries like Provider, Riverpod, or GetX.

● Implementation of features such as in-app purchases, video streaming, realtime chat, location services, geo-fencing and custom camera.

● Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes.

Skills

● Leadership

● Architecture

● Cross-platform

● Team Handling

● Innovation

What does the core role include?

• Designing and developing high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems and delivering high-availability and performance
• Designing stateless components in React Native
• Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Working with the developers to create and maintain a robust framework to support the apps
• Working with the developers to build the interface with a focus on usability features
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What else can you expect in the role?

• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Optimizing performance for the apps
• Problem-solving skills, analytical mind, and positive attitude
• Ability to think from end users perspective and focused on improving the overall product experience.
• Deliver across the entire app life cycle concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores and support
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What can fetch you brownie points?

• Hands on experience with React Native is required
• Hands-on experience in React Native APIs, ReactJS, Javascript, ECMAScript (OOJS) and JSX.
• Strong understanding of JavaScript ecosystem
• Hands on experience on Android in creating Hybrid / Native applications
• Demonstrable UI/UX experience on a large-scale app.
• Thorough understanding of React Native development tools like IDEs (Nuclide, Atom, Sublime Text, or Visual
• Good knowledge of JS frameworks like ReactJS is a plus.

Desired Skills and Experience

Hybrid Apps,React Native, Native iOS and Android Architecture understanding

Job Description:

We are looking for an Android developer who possesses a passion for pushing mobile technologies to the limits. This Android app developer will work with our team of talented engineers to design and build the next generation of our mobile application, Android programming works closely with other app development and technical teams.

Join our company if you are willing to work with us and need to learn good technology and healthy work culture.

If you have the desire to be a part of an exciting, challenging and rapidly-growing software development company, and if you are passionate about software development and creating the finest apps in the marketplace.

Freshers with an attitude to learning are welcome to apply.

Roles & responsibilities

Development and maintenance of Android applications

Monitoring app performance and taking necessary steps to fix the bugs in the applications

Documenting version history and changelog for mobile applications

Doing research and coming up with new ideas for app development

Requirements:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools.
• Must know about java, Kotlin, MVC, MVVM, Firebase, SQLite, and payment gateways.

• Should have develop Native Mobile Applications.
• Should have worked on SQLite, Retrofit, Firebase etc.
• Must have knowledge working on Hybrid Applications.
• Additional advantage if worked of frameworks like React Native, Flutter etc.
• Advantage having working knowledge of Kotlin.
• Certification done is an additional advantage.
• Even candidate should have very good debugging skills.
• Clear about Object Oriented Programming Concepts.
• Must have knowledge of working with api's and working with databases.

• Ability to work independently and take ownership of the project.
• Should be capable to work in a team.
• Must have strong communication skills.
• Should be enthusiasts and able to take challenge