Android Developer

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

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in React Native.

• Integration of Rest APIs in react native.

• Firm grasp of the JavaScript and Typescript language and its nuances, including ES6+ syntax

• Knowledge of functional and object-oriented programming

• Ability to write well-documented, clean JavaScript code

• Rock solid at working with third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts

• Familiarity with native build tools, like XCode, Gradle, Android studio and IntelliJ

• Proficient understanding of releasing and monitoring apps on IOS App store, Play store.

• Should be able to communicate to backend developers on API building and modifications needed.

• Testing and releasing builds Experience in application testing software’s Appium is preferable.

• Understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, and offline storage

• Experience with automated testing suites, like Jest or Mocha

• Experience with handling production mobile apps.

• Experience with performance testing and optimization.

Responsibilities:

You’ll

• We are looking for a React Native developer interested in building performant mobile apps on both the iOS and Android platforms.

• You will be responsible for architecting and building these applications, as well as coordinating with the teams responsible for other layers of the product infrastructure.

• Building a product is a highly collaborative effort, and as such, a strong team player with a commitment to perfection is required.

• Build pixel-perfect, buttery-smooth UIs across both mobile platforms.

• Leverage native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms.

• Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native.

• Reach out to the open-source community to encourage and help implement mission-critical software fixes—React Native moves fast and often breaks things.

• Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.

• Transition existing React web apps to React Native.

• Meeting with the product team to discuss ideas and specifications.
• Establishing strategy and development pipelines.
• Planning and implementing native functionality.
• Transforming design ideas into functional code.
• Designing and building native plugin codes.
• Identifying and fixing code errors and native plugin bottlenecks.
• Ensuring products conform to high industry standards.

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

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, commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.

• 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 APIs
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Proven software development experience and Android skills development
• Proven working experience in Android app development and
• Have published at least one original Android app
• Experience with Android SDK
• Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.