Android Developer

Why Blaze?

Blaze Web Services Pvt Ltd is a technology partner and vendor for notable international eCommerce businesses. We are expanding our development teams with "Star" Developers who can improve existing mobile apps with better performance and techniques.

Job Roles and Responsibility:

1. Develop and build mobile apps for iOS & Android devices using React Native Framework.

2. Integrate Web API into the mobile app code base.

3. Manage 3rd Party API Integrations in the code base.

4. Develop clean, secure, extensible, reusable, and maintainable code meeting existing architectural objectives.

5. Enhance the app performance with quick responsive functionalities.

6. Integrate UI view codes into the app code base.

7. Collaborate with the team to Design > Develop & Launch new versions

Skills required:

1. Sound development knowledge in React Native

2. Good understanding of the e-Commerce concept

3. Knowledge of REST/JSON APIs & PUSH Notifications

4. Ability to create APK / xCode Builds

5. Good hands-on experience in GIT

Experience: 3+ Years

Mention your app's app store and play store link in your resume while you apply.

Job Location: Madurai - Tamil Nadu.

Role Description for the 3 month internship:-

• Create multi-platform apps for iOS & Android using Google's new Flutter development framework
• Strong OO design and programming skills in DART and SDK Framework for building Android as well as iOS Apps.
• Good expertise in Auto Layout and adding constraints programmatically
• Must have experience of Memory management, caching mechanisms., Threading and Performance tuning.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android & iOS applications to back-end services
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Collaborate with the team of product managers, developers, to define, design, & deploy new features & functionality
• Build software that ensures the best possible usability, performance, quality, & responsiveness of features
• Work in a team following agile development practices (Scrum)
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git, Mercurial, or SVN, and Project Management tool (JIRA)
• Utilize your knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, & emerging technologies
• Get Solid understanding of full mobile development life cycle and make use of the same
• Help Develop and Deploy Good Quality UI
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.
• Good written, verbal, organizational and interpersonal skills
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills
• Strong design, development and debugging skills.

• FRONT-END iOS development in SWIFT (preferable), OBJECTIVE C using AGILE METHODOLOGY to design, develop, debug and deploy iOS Mobile applications with modern architectural practices
• Cross-functioning with our product development team wherein you’ll tackle complex tasks and transform them into intuitive, accessible and easy-to-use UI for our customers around the world
• Follow the coding guideline standards to ensure a bug free code as per industry norms.
• Complete unit testing of the code before sending it for review
• Participate in the complete agile software delivery cycle, including development, testing, troubleshooting etc.
• Participate in process improvement program to improve the overall quality of the delivery process.
• This role offers good exposure in E-COMMERCE SEGMENT with HIGHLY SCALABLE design solutions
• Min of 3 years of relevant experience in iOS app development is a must, preferably in e-commerce vertical

• Proven knowledge of iOS SDK and development on X-CODE IDE using SWIFT (preferable), knowledge of OBJECTIVE C, JAVA will be an added advantage
• Responsive Front End Designs with adaptability to various screen sizes
• Familiarity with REST web services and RESTful APIs. Knowledge of SOAP would be an added advantage
• iOS UI design principles, patterns, and best practices, preferably MVC, MVVM & MVP
• Good knowledge of SQLite, JS/JQuery for database management
• Proficiency in code versioning tools/Source Code Repositories like GIT, SVN
• Experience with offline storage, threading (AJAX), and performance tuning
• Agile/Scrum methodology using JIRA or any agile tool
• Exposure to security protocols for code, data and system
• Knowledge of the open-source iOS ecosystem, OOPs and the libraries
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Familiarity with continuous integration

• Self-learner with passion for learning new technologies along with a creative problem-solving approach
• Strong communication skills (verbal & written)
• Should be adaptable to new ideas and have an out of box thinking approach
• Effective interpersonal communication skills in a highly collaborative team environment

• 3-5 years of relevant experience
• B.E/ B. Tech/ M. Tech in Computer Science/ Electronics Communication/ IT engineering
• M.Sc. (Computer Science or IT)/ MCA from a reputable institute
• Good communication in written and spoken English

Job Description

Your primary focus will be development of iOS applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and the creation of quality products is essential.

Responsibilities

Design and build applications for the iOS platform

· Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications

· Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features

· Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

· Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation

Skills

· Proficient with Objective-C or Swift {depending on project requirements}, and Cocoa Touch

· Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, etc.

· Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning

· Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services

· Knowledge of other web technologies and UI/UX standards

· Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines

· Knowledge of low-level C-based libraries is preferred

· Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools {such as Instruments and Shark, depending on project needs}

· Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications

· Knack for bench marking and optimization

· Proficient understanding of code versioning tools {such as Git, Mercurial or SVN}

· Familiarity with continuous integration

Passion for all things Mobile and have built complex Mobile Applications with React Native for at least 2 years. Have shipped apps on either the iOS App Store or Android Play Store, and are intimately familiar with their workflows. Comfortable with jest for writing unit and integration tests / appium for end-end testing. Intuition for usability and UI design, with an ability to balance polish with the constraints of timing and scope. Curiosity to remain updated with the newest technologies and frameworks. Comfort with any of WebRTC/Backend Stack/React JS is a strong plus. Most importantly, love coding!