Android Developer

Hiring for a Series E, Bay Area based 3.1 Billion USD rapidly growing organisation focused on payments, marketing and customer loyalty. You will be responsible for development of alternative payments based on blockchain technologies.

Position: Senior / Lead Engineer –Android

Location: Bangalore (Currently remote but post pandemic you need to relocate)

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design and development of apps for Androidin, Kotlin and JAVA
• Follow Google user interface guidelines and principles of material design
• Ensure performance and maintainability of the apps
• Code review and guidance to other team members to make sure code quality is as desired.
• Researching new frameworks and adapting the best of them in app development.

Skills Required

• Expert knowledge of Kotlin and JAVA
• Expert knowledge of Architectural patterns like MVC, MVVM and Clean Architecture.
• Expert understanding of Androidrun time model
• Experience with offline caching, threading and task management.
• Experience with object oriented design patterns.
• Experience with push notifications and Firebase or other similar PaaS systems.
• An Eye for design details, following pixel perfect designs.
• Experience with 3rd party libraries like okhttp, volley , Soket.io, Realm, Firebase, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, RX Kotlin / JAVA.
• Team management skills.

Job Description
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.

Responsibilities
	Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code
	Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java code
	Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application
	Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
	Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
Skills
	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”
	Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers
	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, such as Git
	Familiarity with continuous integration

• Writing clean and efficient code for Android applications.
• Atleast published 1-2 apps on play store.
• Identifying and resolving bottlenecks, rectifying bugs and enhancing application performance.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and design new features.
• Staying up to date with new mobile technology trends, applications, and protocols.

• You have prior exposure to Kotlin, Android SDK.
• Understanding of design patterns and mobile architecture using frameworks such as MVVM / MVC / MVP.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to effectively integrate Android applications.
• Understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
• You are a problem solver with good analytical skills.
• Prior experience in accessibility applications or voice-based applications will be a plus not a necessity
• Passion to work in dynamic, start-up environment

• B.E. / B.Tech. / MCA in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields is required.
• 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.

As an Architect you are responsible for research, design, test, implement, and maintain Android applications
to meet client needs. You are expected to be Subject Matter Experts on Android application architecture.
You are also expected to demonstrate value to the organization by mentoring other team members as they
learn and grow, take ownership and responsibility not only for your deliverables, but for the entire
application and its use, and to find a balance between achieving software excellence and delivering working
code.
Roles and Responsibilities
o Involved with all phases of mobile app development from initial concepts, through design, development,
testing and deployment
o You will help guide multiple Agile teams with open communication channels, regular releases, and a
focus on continuous improvement.
o Guide and mentor a team of Android developers and work closely with Quality Engineers
o Establish best practices and processes that ensure quality within the team
o Champion our best practices and mentor team on use and results of these best practices
o Responsibility for product both pre and post launch to ensure application is meeting customer needs
and achieving continued revenue goals
o Architect, Lead, implement and review new features for android phones and tablets.
o Interactive communication of designs and other development topics to Leadership, Product Owners,
Scrum Master and other Agile Team members.
o Lead code reviews to ensure code quality and shared knowledge.
o Research and analyze the existing code base to identify issues and improve application performance and
maintenance.
o Take ownership and sense of responsibility of all deliverables.
o Work within SCRUM agile process with other stakeholders (Product Owners, XD design, Quality
Engineers) as well as across organization to balance creative objectives with business needs and
technical requirements
Looking for experienced senior Android and iOS mobile architect / developers to join an established team working on a Tier 1 personal cloud platform with 20M+ subscribers.   Candidates will be joining at an ideal time as the program undertakes a technology refresh in migrating toward progressive web application technology.  Candidates will have the opportunity to be hands on while also leading design activities and implementing programs to improve quality and productivity.    Will have a direct channel to the product leadership team for support of transformation initiatives.

ho we have in mind:
• 10+ years of experience in developing native Android application(s). Kotlin is a must.
• Understanding of Hybrid application development is a plus.
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.
• Expert in multi-threading concepts to create highly responsive data intensive applications
• Experience leading large development teams in active Lead/Architect role
• Experience architecting mobile applications main focus on Android apps.
• Expert on Android OS, Android UI design principles, Android architectural components, Android
design patterns (MVP, MVVM), best practices and a desire to learn and apply new technologies.
• Ability to design for scalability and resilience
• Strong application process flow and problem-solving techniques
• Experience with RESTful web services using XML/JSON data formats
• Strong focus on refactoring and code quality
• Understanding of software configuration management and release management
• Expert in creating design and maintain architecture documentation, class diagrams, technical flow
documents etc
• High levels of software engineering literacy and communication skills
• Professional demeanor who works easily with leadership, product owners, engineers and other
departments both internally and externally