Android Developer

Job Title: Senior React Native Developer

Location: Bangalore / Noida

Employment Type: Full-Time Job

Description: As a Senior React Native Developer, you will be responsible for architecting, building, and maintaining high-quality mobile applications. You will collaborate with cross functional teams to deliver solutions that align with the overall product architecture, ensuring smooth integration across different layers of the infrastructure. You will play a key role in the end to-end development process, from concept to deployment, while maintaining the highest standards of code quality.

Key Responsibilities: -

• Take ownership of the entire development lifecycle including analysis, functional decomposition, modelling, prototyping, code review, testing, deployment, and reporting for project deliverables.
• Maintain and optimize code while writing automated tests to ensure product quality and performance.
• Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of product releases.
• Provide accurate technical effort estimates to assist in project planning and resource allocation.
• Participate in the technical recruitment process as part of the interview panel.
• Collaborate with clients, senior business leaders, and technology teams to ensure effective communication and project alignment.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5 - 8 years of experience in mobile application development.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience developing with React Native.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6), React Native, CSS, and JSON.
• Familiarity with Java and experience with both Android and iOS platforms.
• Solid understanding of the mobile ecosystem, including performance optimization and monitoring.
• Deep knowledge of Native Components, Core Components, and React Native libraries.
• Experience building scalable mobile apps, with an understanding of mobile architecture and best practices.
• Expertise in debugging, root cause analysis (RCA), and problem-solving.
• Ability to multitask effectively, manage deadlines, and work under pressure.
• Strong analytical thinking, and confidence in engaging with clients and senior stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in agile development environments.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Knowledge of mobile performance optimization techniques. Mandatory Skills:
• React Native, JavaScript (ES6), CSS, Android/iOS Development.

1. Work timings - You are the master of your time. However, with great freedom comes great responsibility. If you have committed something to the team, we expect that you will give it your best to make sure that commitment is done and is done on time.
   
2. Leave policy - Take a leave whenever for whatever reason you want. You don't need to explain yourself to us
   
3. Health insurance for you and your family

Responsibilities:

• Write high quality code & unit tests, builds, tests as per agreed timelines.
• Follows and promotes SDLC best practices: Coding standard, testing, code reviews, code comments etc.
• Keeps key stakeholders informed about progress and problems; avoids surprises.
• Organises and expresses ideas clearly and concisely.
• Exhibits excellent teamwork and helps achieve team goals.

Requirements:

• Exhibits strong problem solving skills.
• Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals and excellent problem solving skills.
• Good understanding of software engineering practices, Data Structures & Algorithms.
• Solid programming skills in Java/Kotlin.
• Good communication skills.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Experience in Reactive programming, Asynchronous programming and Unit Testing will be an added advantage.
• 0-3 years of experience in product driven organisation.
• A Bachelors or Masters degree in engineering from a reputed institute (preferably IITs, NITs, or other top engineering institutes)

Technologies we're working with:

• MVP, JAVA and Kotlin, Realm, Firebase Real-time Database, RxJava, Kotlin, Coroutines, Dagger and Retrofit.

A mobile first Neo-banking start-up, Finin aims to help you manage & spend your money seamlessly.

We are a Bengaluru based young & vibrant team planning to on-board amazing talent, someone like you. Please go through the job description below, and connect with us if you deem we are a good fit in the next step of your career progression.

We value your time & hence have a stringent policy to communicate a decision within 7-10 days.

Your work at Finin:
As our primary android developer , you are expected to

1. Build a light-weight, low latent Android applications with limited or no dependency on third-party modules.
2. Build application logic & develop user facing features in Kotlin.
3. Build reusable components & front-end libraries for future use, as and wherever needed.
4. Translate designs & wireframes into high-quality code.
5. Define front-end architecture, document, estimate scope, & deliver on time.
6. Plan for new technology insertion & trade-offs in development.

Further, as any early stage start-up, we expect you to be comfortable wearing multiple hats, & be a proactive contributor towards building something truly remarkable.

Candidate profile:

1. At least 4 years of professional experience building native projects for Android.
2. Have at least two live projects.
3. Practical knowledge of working with RESTful APIs, & version control tools such as git.
4. Experience creating custom libraries.
5. Proficiency in various software design patterns.
6. Accountable & a proactive communicator.
7. Has worked in agile or iterative environment. Can estimate scope & prioritise.
8. Independent problem solver. Comfortable with ambiguity & fast pace start-up work culture.

Bonus points:

1. If you have previous experience building technology for Finance products.
2. If you have contributed in at least two stages of product development: MVP & Growth.
3. If you are a do-er.