Android Developer

A Delhi NCR-based Applied AI & Consumer Tech company tackling one of the largest unsolved consumer internet problems of our time. 

We are a motley crew of smart, passionate and nice people who believe you can build a high-performing company with a culture of respect aka a sports team with a heart aka a caring meritocracy.

Position Overview:

As an Android Developer, you will have the exciting opportunity to work on developing, testing, and maintaining Android applications that deliver exceptional user experiences. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you will play a key role in transforming ideas into functional and user-friendly applications that meet the needs of our customers.

Key Responsibilities:

● Participate in the entire application development lifecycle, from concept and design to testing and deployment.

● Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following coding standards and best practices.

● Continuously research and stay up-to-date with the latest Android development trends, tools, and technologies.

● Assist in maintaining code repositories and version control using tools like Git.

● Collaborate with UI/UX designers to ensure seamless integration of design elements and optimal user experience.

Qualifications:

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

●     Strong passion for mobile app development and a genuine interest in the Android platform.

●     Solid understanding of Java and/or Kotlin programming languages.

●     Basic knowledge of Android application architecture and components (Activities, Fragments, Services, etc.).

●     Familiarity with development tools and frameworks such as Android Studio and Gradle.

●     Adept problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically.

●     Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

●     Prior experience with personal or academic Android projects is a plus.

●     Knowledge of UI/UX principles and design patterns is a bonus.

Position: Android Developer

Experience: 3+ - 10 Years

Location: Mumbai

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Android Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Android application and SDK development, proficiency in AIDL (Android Interface Definition Language), and expertise in creating scalable and modular applications using multi-module architecture and MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) patterns.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust Android SDKs and libraries.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new SDK features.
• Implement and manage inter-process communication using AIDL.
• Develop and maintain services and background processes for seamless application functionality.
• Architect scalable multi-module Android applications with proper separation of concerns.
• Utilize the MVVM architecture for clean, testable, and maintainable code.
• Optimize application performance and memory usage.
• Write clean, well-documented, and efficient code while adhering to industry standards.
• Perform code reviews, provide mentorship, and ensure best practices are followed across the development team.
• Debug and resolve issues, ensuring application stability and reliability.
• Stay updated on the latest Android development trends, tools, and frameworks.

Key Skills and Qualifications

• 3-7+ years of professional Android development experience.
• Proven experience in building and maintaining Android SDKs.
• Strong understanding and hands-on experience with AIDL.
• Proficient in Android services, background tasks, and inter-process communication.
• Expertise in multi-module architecture for Android applications.
• Strong understanding of MVVM architecture and data binding.
• Solid knowledge of Android design principles, patterns, and best practices.
• Experience with testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito) for unit and integration testing.
• Proficiency with tools like Git, Gradle, and Android Studio.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for Android projects.
• Knowledge of Kotlin Coroutines and Flow.
• Exposure to performance monitoring and optimization tools.
• Contributions to open-source projects or Android developer communities.
• Experience with Jetpack libraries and Compose. 

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

• 2+ years of experience in Front React Native development
• Experienced in using Mobile Views on iOS and Android
• Good understanding of MVC frameworks
• A knack for writing clean, readable React-Native code
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming
• Understanding Agile Development and Scrum practices
• Familiarity with version control Git (Github or Gitlab)

• 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.

1.    Expert in iPhone SDK, SQLite Database.
2.    Proficient with Swift (mandatory) & Objective C.
3.    Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, etc.
4.    Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning.
5.    Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services.
6.    Understanding of Apple's design principles and interface guidelines
7.    Knowledge of low-level C-based libraries is preferred.
8.    Understanding of Apple's design principles and interface guidelines.
9.    Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools.
10.   Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications.
11.   Should have knowledge about API related to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google +, Vimeo, YouTube, etc.
12.   Understanding of Apple's design principles and interface guidelines 

Roles & Responsibilities

• Capability to develop highly responsive applications and websites.
• Capability to find and fix bugs.
• Enhance the performance of an application close to a native one by removing the constriction.
• Capability to maintain code that is easy to understand.
• Write tests for automation so that the app can be tested easily.
• Capability to take advantage of native APIs for deep integration of all platforms.
• Capability to completely transcend a React Web App into a React Native one.

Skills

• Knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming.
• Complete familiarity with Javascript and capability to write script that is optimised and works perfectly.
• Capability to write Well-documented code with Javascript that is easily readable.
• Having the knowledge of third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts that might occur.
• Understanding of native build tools like Xcode, Gradle etc.
• Experience in testing with tools like Jest, Detox, Cypress etc.
• Knowledge about Offline Storage, REST APIs, and document request model.