Android Developer

Job Responsibilities

▪️ Develop, maintain, and enhance iOS applications using Swift and the iOS SDK.

▪️ Build user interfaces using UIKit / SwiftUI, Auto Layout, and Interface Builder.

▪️ Implement and maintain application architecture using MVC / MVVM.

▪️ Integrate REST APIs, handle JSON parsing, and work with third-party SDKs.

▪️ Manage App Store deployments, including certificates and provisioning profiles.

▪️ Optimize application performance, memory usage, handle debugging effectively.

▪️ Ensure code quality, scalability, and adherence to iOS best practices.

▪️ Collaborate with Backend, Android, QA, and Product teams for smooth delivery.

▪️ Work independently on assigned tasks and deliver within defined timelines.

🎯Required Skills & Qualifications

▪️ Minimum 4+ years of experience in iOS application development.

▪️ Strong hands-on expertise in Swift.

▪️ Good understanding of iOS app lifecycle and architecture.

▪️ Experience with version control systems such as Git.

▪️ Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities:

- Develop and maintain high-quality mobile applications using React Native.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into high-level designs.

- Write clean, reusable, and well-structured code following industry best practices and coding standards.

- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and adherence to standards.

- Mentor and guide junior developers, providing technical expertise and promoting professional growth.

- Collaborate with backend developers to integrate APIs and ensure smooth data flow between the app and server.

- Stay updated with the latest trends and advancements in React Native and mobile app development.

- Work in a 10 AM to 6 PM, six-day office role, maintaining regular attendance and punctuality.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

- Strong proficiency in React Native development.

- Experience with Redux or similar state management libraries.

- Proficiency in integrating APIs and working with backend services.

- Sound knowledge of JavaScript, ES6+, and modern web technologies.

- Familiarity with Git version control system and agile development methodologies.

- Good problem-solving and debugging skills.

- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (preferred).

Join Arroz Technology Private Limited as a React Native App Developer and be part of an innovative team driving the development of cutting-edge mobile applications. This role offers competitive compensation and growth opportunities within a dynamic work environment.

• Develop Android handset clients
• Develop architecture and low-end designs based on customer and product management requirements
• Communication of designs and other development issues to developers and managers
• Design, develop and manage automated unit and acceptance tests
• Peer review of design code and tests
• Participate in the agile development program
• Bug Fixing
• Take ownership of deliverables
• Adhere to development methodologies

ESSENTIAL SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES:

• Excellent knowledge of Android
• Appreciation for the limitations of handset development
• Attention to detail and subtleties of UI design and implementation
• Understanding of design patterns
• Ability to design for scalability and resilience
• Strong application process flow and problem-solving techniques
• Strong focus on refactoring and code quality
• Understanding of software configuration management and release management
• High levels of software engineering literacy and communication skills
• Friendly and professional manner
• Minimum 3 - 5 years java development
• Third Level Qualifications in computing, mathematics, or science
• Experience in building web (PWA)/mobile app using ionic/reactjs (react native)

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Experience of working in an agile environment
• Product development and lifecycle experience
• Experience in unit testing
• Scripting (JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Shell, etc.)
• Knowledge of build systems such as Maven and Gradle
• RESTful development
• XML, JSON, HTTP, SyncML, HTML 5, CSS, Groovy
• Windows and Unix development
• Experience leading development teams or performing customer-facing duties is an advantage
• Kotlin Language Skills

About the Role

A highly motivated and passionate individual who has experience in executing end to end web based products and applications; bringing them to production quickly and with high quality. Passionate about building flexible and scalable solutions with an eye for detail and can weigh pros and cons to find best possible solutions. 

Role and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers to plan, implement and deliver tasks and modules on a timely basis with best practices and adherence to SOPs.
• Understand the product requirements, ask questions, and gather information and feedback to design and deliver features both on Android and iOS.
• Create a roadmap of tasks to be delivered for both iOS and Android applications in sync, such that new features go to the end-user at same time. 
• Lead the design of Android and iOS applications in a modular fashion with reusable components.
• Proactively identify issues related to memory consumption, battery drain and multi-threading in the application by planning regular tests and analysis.
• Deliver Android and iOS applications with integration to backend services deployed on the cloud with high quality and responsiveness. 
• Create strong practices around test driven development, automating delivery of apps to the marketplace with strong CI/CD practices.
• Manage a highly skilled and efficient team by hiring, keeping the team motivated, and managing performance.
• Play the role of an unblocker in a tight scrum environment. Should be able to help other developers with challenges, problem solving, and help achieve milestones as per plan.
• Prioritize to manage ad-hoc requests in parallel with ongoing projects.
• Hands on with programming with 50%+ of bandwidth going into modules owned.

Skills/Experience

• A highly talented developer with 10+ years of hands-on experience in building apps that have been released to the Play Store(Android) and Appstore(iOS). 
• Demonstrated experience managing teams of 5-10 or more engineers in mobile application teams.
• Strong knowledge of Android, Kotlin, iOS, Swift, Objective C and working with MVVM, MVP, MVC patterns.
• Experience building mobile applications which lean heavily on connecting to cloud services to gather data and stream videos/content. 
• Working knowledge of Xamarin or Flutter (cross platform frameworks) is highly preferred. 
• Practitioner of test driven development practices. Experience in creating and adhering to best practices for development.

1. A candidate with 2+ years of experience in building high-quality Android apps. 
2. A strong understanding of the full life cycle of app development.
3. Experience in designing, developing, debugging and deploying software for server-side development using Java/ Kotlin language.
4. Understanding and the sound of Android SDK, in different versions of Android, and how to effectively write code for a multitude of Android devices.
5. Excellent knowledge of Android design principles and third-party libraries 
6. Experience in building RESTful API's focusing on integration with back-end services.
7. Hands on experience with continuous integration.
8. Passionate about Android and are always up to date with the latest industry trends concerning OS, devices, applications, web technologies and new user interactions as they are released.

• Designs and codes features for the Android application as per the specifications provided by Product and Design teams.
• Write unit tests for all features.
• Ships feature fast moving agile sprints.
• Works closely with API, Product Design and Product Management teams to brainstorm and chalk out details of features.