Android Developer

Job Overview:

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Android Developer with strong expertise in Kotlin to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a firm understanding of mobile development principles and will be responsible for delivering high-quality, accessible, and scalable Android applications.

Key Responsibilities:

·         Design, develop, and maintain Android applications using Kotlin

·         Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the software development life cycle

·         Integrate RESTful APIs and third-party libraries into mobile applications

·         Ensure mobile applications meet accessibility and usability standards

·         Participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement

·         Engage in the full software development lifecycle including design, coding, testing, build, deployment, and maintenance

·         Follow DevOps practices for CI/CD and automation

·         Apply methodologies such as BDD (Behavior-Driven Development), ATDD (Acceptance Test-Driven Development), and TDD (Test-Driven Development) in day-to-day development

·         Actively participate in code reviews, design discussions, and team meetings

·         Lead and influence key stakeholders when required

Required Qualifications & Skills:

·         5+ years of hands-on commercial software development experience in Android using Kotlin

·         BS/MS in Computer Science or related discipline

·         Solid understanding of software development principles and mobile platform limitations

·         Proven experience in building and publishing Android applications

·         Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs and integration techniques

·         Deep understanding of mobile accessibility standards and implementation

·         Experience working in Agile/Lean environments

·         Exposure to DevOps models and CI/CD pipelines

·         Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

·         Strong team player with leadership potential

Senior Software Engineer -

Android We are looking for a self-starter who can also work closely with the team in a dynamic environment where priorities change based on continually evolving business needs and technology. You’ll be responsible for building mobile apps from conception to deployment and eventually take ownership of the mobile architecture, playing a pivotal role in mobile app development out of India.

Roles & Responsibilities-

• Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code. • Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application. • Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization. • Write reusable and reliable code which works with various databases and APIs. • Work closely with key stakeholders to create great experiences that make it effortless to connect different apps together.

Skill set – • 3+ years of experience in developing Apps using Android SDK. • Proficiency in Kotlin APIs like coroutine, serialization, etc. • Strong Knowledge of Android UI design principles like material design standard. • Strong Knowledge in mobile design patterns like MVVM, MVP etc and best practices. • Comprehensive understanding of Android architecture components like navigation component, Livedata, hilt, Viewmodel etc. • Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications. • Experience with unit testing, Automated UI testing and code coverage tools. • Experience in Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery/ Deployment. • Experience with threading, and performance tuning. • Knowledge in working with Graphql backend is good to have. • Knowledge in working with Google play services and Android Security APIs. • Technical depth that allows you to rapidly fix bugs and solve problem.

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 applications. Android programming works closely with other app development and technical teams.
Responsibilities

• 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

• Proven software development experience and iOS skills development
• Proven working experience in iOS app development and
• Have published at least one original iOS app
• Experience with iOS 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
• Experienced in SWIFT Language

• Design and build advanced applications for the iOS 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

• Create games in Unity for iOS and Android.
• Write super-clean, testable, and well-documented code in C#
• Collaborate effectively with a small, high-energy team of illustrators, designers, and programmers.
• Work with other developers to devise customized solutions to difficult problems.
• Self-motivation with a strong desire to learn and stay up to industry standards.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and contribute to multiple projects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Capable of working independently and within teams.
• Deadline-oriented contributes to team efforts by accomplishing tasks on time.

About the Role

We, at upGrad, believe in giving ownership and responsibility to each one of the team members. As an iOS Developer, you will be a part of the iOS app development team and strive to deliver the best learning experience out there to our learners that upGrad is known for. You will be responsible for developing features, taking those features to production and maintaining the existing code.

Innovative nature and pro-active involvement in the product is taken very seriously at upGrad, therefore, a major part of your role would involve thinking about new features and new ways to deliver quality learning experience to our learners.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Own end to end development and operations of high-performance software development team.
• Design the architecture and deliver clean, testable, and scalable code 
• Participate in requirement gathering and display a strong sense of ownership and delivery 
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by
• Participating in regular peer-reviews of solution designs and related code 
• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.

Skills Required

• Minimum 6 years of strong iOS development experience with at least 2 Apps Published on App Store of Enterprise Platform.
• Strong Swift concepts along with OOPS, Computer Science fundamentals, Memory Management, App Profiling experience.
• In depth understanding of frameworks like UIKit, Foundation classes, AutoLayout, Core Data, Networking, Collections, GCD, ARC.
• Solid understanding to write modular code, template based programming which is Unit testable (Critical Requirement)
• Solid understanding of iOS architectural patterns especially VIPER (and MVVM) and their importance in scalable software development process.
• Prior understanding of Git (must have), JIRA, Trello, Confluence, etc
• Experience in iOS UI creation using Storyboards, XIB and Code.
• Experience with standard libraries like RxSwift, Swinject, Alamofire, etc.
• Good written and verbal communication.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple teams to work on different phases of the project.
• Knowledge about App Store, publishing an app and the common rejection reasons.