Android Developer

About HeyCoach:

We are an exceptional group of highly skilled individuals, passionate about addressing a fundamental challenge within the education industry. Our team consists of talented geeks who possess a deep understanding of the issues at hand and are dedicated to finding innovative solutions. In our quest for excellence, we are constantly seeking out remarkable individuals who can contribute to our growth and success. Whether it's developing cutting-edge technologies, designing immersive learning experiences, or implementing groundbreaking teaching methodologies, we consistently strive for excellence.

Job Description:

• Mobile App Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, and deploy robust and scalable Android applications.
• Code Optimisation: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, with a focus on performance and responsiveness. Identify and address bottlenecks and bugs.
• UI/UX Implementation: Work closely with designers to implement visually appealing and intuitive user interfaces. Ensure seamless integration between the front-end and back-end components.
• API Integration: Integrate with RESTful APIs and third-party services to enhance app functionality and data exchange.
• Testing and Debugging: Conduct thorough testing of applications, including unit testing and debugging. Collaborate with quality assurance teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality software.
• Platform Compatibility: Stay updated on the latest Android platform updates and ensure compatibility with various devices and screen sizes.
• Performance Optimization: Continuously optimize application performance, keeping up with best practices and industry standards.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other developers and team members to achieve project goals. Participate in code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions.

Requirements:

• Engineers with 1-6 years of experience in shipping consumer-facing Android apps with the large user base, ideally currently available on the Google Play Store.
• Top-notch programming skills in Java, Kotlin and Android along with MVVM, Dagger2, Room, LiveData, Coroutine & JetPack-Components.
• Command of memory management, view hierarchy, battery optimisation and in-depth experience with multi threaded and networked applications.
• Worked with Restful APIs, third-party SDK Integrations and common technologies like HTTPS, JSON, OAuth, and SQL.
• Thorough working knowledge of Android Studio with the Gradle build system.
• Understanding the quirks of the fragmented ecosystem of Android OS versions and devices.
• Focus on Material Design principles and pixel-perfect implementation of the design into code.
• Solid experience with Git Care for quality with an obsession for performance and willingness to spend time testing the team's work as well as yours.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

What you’ll do

● Working closely with both engineering and

product teams

● Write well-designed, testable, efficient code

● Develop new features and cutting-edge user

experience

● Work on bug fixing, code optimisation and

performance improvements

● Unit-test code for robustness, including edge

cases, usability, and general reliability

● Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement

new technologies to maximise development

efficiency

● Code evaluation and managing the teammates

What you’ll bring

● 2-4 years of experience in iOS development.

● Proficiency in Swift programming, Cocoa,

XCode, unit test, mobile database, and the iOS

SDK

● Knowledge of design patterns (MVVM and

MVI)

● Understanding of dependency injection

frameworks

● Understanding of RxSwift, observable pattern

● Good knowledge of memory management,

concurrency, and multi-threading

● Good knowledge of OOPS, data structure and

algorithms

● Experience and passion to build great user

experience for iOS platforms

● Previous work experience at a startup would be

a plus

Responsibilities:

• Writing clean and efficient codes for Android applications
• Monitoring the performance of live apps and work on optimizing them at the code level
• Identifying and resolving bottlenecks, rectifying bugs and enhancing application performance
• Performing unit and instrumentation tests on code
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and design new features
• Staying up to date with new mobile technology trends, applications, and protocols

Key Requirements:

• You have experience in publishing an application on the Google Play store
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to effectively integrate Android applications
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git
• Familiarity with various testing tools
• You are a problem solver with good analytical skills

Skills: Java, Android SDK & NDK, MVVM/MVC/MVP

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Building smooth UIs and designing responsive screens across both mobile platforms.
• Leveraging native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms.
• Diagnosing and fixing bugs and performance bottlenecks.
• Reaching out to the open source communities to encourage and help implement mission - critical software fixes (React Native updates frequently and dependent libraries might break).
• Maintaining code and writing automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality. 

Skills Required:  

• Familiarity with native build tools, like XCode, Gradle
• Understanding of REST APIs and offline storage
• Experience with unit testing and integration testing
• Experience with Cl/CD and version control (i.e., GitHub) highly valued 
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or similar
• Strong communication skills: you possess the ability to communicate complex problems in a simple and effective way
• Have worked in an agile and fast-paced environment (ideally at an e - commerce or logistics company)
• Ready to join the team immediately

We are looking for a Passionate Android Developer to join our award-winning, talented team, building the next generation automated drone applications for our global customers. You will be responsible for the development of Android applications and their integration with back-end services.

About FlytBase

FlytBase is a 4-year old, venture-funded, high growth startup –  a global pioneer in software-led automation of commercial drone applications. The team has a cumulative professional experience of several decades, with engineering graduates from IIT-B, IIT-KGP, University of Texas & Georgia Tech.

FlytBase develops intelligent software that leverages reliable, off-the-shelf drone hardware to automate and scale drone deployments for commercial use-cases. FlytBase platform is hardware-agnostic, has intelligent plugins for autonomy, manages drone fleets via 4G/5G, and uses APIs to integrate into enterprise workflows. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, USA and has R&D offices in Pune, India. Widely recognized as a pioneer in the commercial drone ecosystem, FlytBase continues to win awards globally, the most recent one being the ‘NTT Data Open Innovation Global Champion 2019’.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Design, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable android code.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, ship new features, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• 1+ years of experience in designing and building Android applications.
• Good knowledge in programming concepts – OOPs, design & coding patterns.
• Experience in developing Android applications using Kotlin/Java.
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, MVC, MVP and MVVM patterns.
• Strong knowledge of MAPS, Sqlite, GPS functionality etc.
• Strong experience in Material Design.
• Experience in writing Unit Tests and UI tests, must be familiar with Junit, Mockito and Espresso.
• Experience in integrating SSO and auth modules or libraries.
• Experience in Git or Bitbucket Repository.
• Experience in REST API integration.
• Familiarity with Android local connectivity API (Bluetooth, WiFi, USB).
• Familiarity with RxKotlin / RxJava (operator, thread management, eventBus).
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications.

What Will I Earn?

This role comes with an annual CTC that is market competitive and depends on the quality of your work experience, degree of professionalism, culture fit and alignment with FlytBase’s long-term business strategy.

 Proven working experience of minimum 3+ Years in Android app development (Min 2Yrs. experience in Kotlin)

- Have strong knowledge in Kotlin and Java.

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

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

- 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.

As part of your day to day job, you’ll

1. Own end-to-end features of the app: networking, persistence, business logic, and

UI

2. Use Kotlin (primary) and Java

3. Do reactive programming using RxJava2

4. Follow Model-View-Intent architecture to build UI of the app

5. Use Android Architecture Components

6. Write tests

7. Invent awesome Android stuff to make your job easier

Qualifications

1. Motivation to design and build reliable, elegant apps

2. 3 - 5.5 years of android application development experience

3. Proficiency in Java and experience in Kotlin

4. Familiarity with RxJava2, Dagger2, OkHttp, Retrofit, Android Architecture

Components

5. Familiarity with material design