Android Developer

Job Functions / Responsibilities:              

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other developers to define and implement new features for our iOS mobile applications.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code using React Native and JavaScript, ensuring the best possible performance and user experience.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues in the application to maintain its stability and reliability.
• Optimize mobile applications for performance and responsiveness.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to improve the mobile application continuously.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Work closely with QA teams to ensure rigorous testing of the application.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers when necessary.

Skills:

·        4-6 years of professional experience in mobile application development.

·        Strong proficiency in React Native and JavaScript.

·        Extensive experience with iOS development, including Swift and Objective-C.

·        Knowledge of native iOS libraries and frameworks. Experience with third-party libraries and APIs.

·        Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integration.

·        Solid understanding of mobile app design principles and user interface guidelines.

·        You can work independently on solving complex problems and troubleshooting cryptic

bugs

·        Fluent in both spoken and written English

·        You're a team player and pragmatic programmer.

·        Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

·        Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality code.

·        Knowledge of Redux or similar state management libraries.

·        You're an avid clean coder, and refactoring is part of your normal workflow. 

Required:

1. A minimum of 1 years of consulting and/or relevant industry experience
2. Understanding of Android Framework and Android app development.
3. Experience in developing android apps using Kotlin and latest frameworks
4. Knowledge and understanding of Design-Patterns and Data Structures.
5. Ability to develop Android applications using latest Frameworks like Retrofit, RxJava
6. Ability to write Unit test cases using the frameworks.
7. Knowledge about how to consume the REST API's
8. Understanding of Git/BitBucket or any version control system
9. Good written and verbal communication skills.
10. B.E/B.Tech/MCA/MSC/MS

Preferred:

1. Understanding and usage of latest android frameworks like JetPack, Android Architectural components
2. Experience in mentoring the new team members and also the junior folks.
3. Exposure to various mobile architectures (ex: MVC, MVP, MVVM, etc..)
4. Experience in handling the Android app deployment process.
5. Experience in working in Agile methodology

• Excellent working knowledge of OOPs, SOLID principles and different design patterns.
• Solid hands on experience and deep understanding of different architectures.
• Solid working knowledge of Objective C and Swift, iOS application development and iOS fundamentals.
• Proficient with general swift language features, collections, protocol oriented programming, etc.
• Hands on experience of implementing architecture patterns and designing/implementing unit test cases using XCTest & other third party libraries.
• Solid working experience of debugging, profiling tools, developer portal and App Store release process.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

Job responsibilities:

• Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems, delivering high availability and performance
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle: concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores, and support.
• Diagnose performance issues, fix bugs (including crashes and ANRs) to increase the functionality of the application
• Write well-designed, testable, efficient code
• Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications
• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review
• Collaborate with team members (product managers, developers, designers) to brainstorm about new features and functionalities.

• Knowledge and experience in Flutter Framework and DART programming
• Hands-on experience in using RESTful APIs
• Hands-on experience in designing and developing micro-services architecture and containers
• Object-oriented analysis, UML, and design using common design patterns.
• Hands-on experience in the development IDE Android Studio, Android SDK, Firebase Test Lab
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Familiarity with push notifications
• Familiarity with IOS integration with Flutter
• Experience using GitHub or a similar environment
• Experience with Agile development is a plus
• Experience with Material Design and Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Good knowledge of adding third-party libraries
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• A track record of delivering successful complex consumer product apps (finance apps, e-commerce apps)
• Critical thinker
• Knoweldge on Adobe XD/ Figma/ Sketch
• knowledge on GetX will be plus

We are looking for a hands-on Android Developer to join our mobile team. The apt applicant must have Android software development skills, a passion for delivering high-quality, rock-solid apps. Android programming works closely with other app development and technical teams.

• Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code.
• Design, build and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java and Kotlin 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.

An enthusiastic individual with the following skills. Please do not hesitate to apply if you do not match all of it. We are open to promising candidates who are passionate about their work and are team players.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science and minimum 4 years of Software Development experience- Knowledge of Mobile automation and experience on platforms such as espresso
• Knowledge of application profiling and performance monitoring tools such as Android profiler, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, etc.
• Excellent coding skills in an object-oriented language such as Java and Kotlin.
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Have published at least one original Android app.- Understanding of Google's Android design principles and interface guidelines- Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices

You will be working with top-quality engineers who have built one of the best employee engagement SaaS platforms. You will be reporting to AVP Engineering and working closely with the Architect and other leads.

A wholesome opportunity in a fast-paced environment that will enable you to juggle between concepts, yet maintain the quality on content, interact and share your ideas and have loads of learning while at work. Work with a team of highly talented young professionals and enjoy the benefits of being at Xoxoday.

A fast-growing SaaS commerce company based in Bangalore with offices in Delhi, Mumbai, SF, Dubai, Singapore and Dublin. We have three products in our portfolio: Plum, Empuls and Compass. Xoxoday works with over 1000 global clients. We help our clients in engaging and motivating their employees, sales teams, channel partners or consumers for better business results.

We look forward to connecting with you. As you may take time to review this opportunity, we will wait for a reasonable time of around 3-5 days before we screen the collected applications and start lining up job discussions with the hiring manager. We however assure you that we will attempt to maintain a reasonable time window for successfully closing this requirement. The candidates will be kept informed and updated on the feedback and application status