Android Developer

Job Description

Role: Senior Android & Flutter Developer.

Preferable immediate joiners.

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Minimum 2+ years of hands-on experience in Android & Flutter development.
- Strong in Java Programming and OOPS Concepts.
- Knowledge of problem-solving, multi-threading and complexity analysis.
- Experience with design patterns like MVVM, Provider etc.
- Experience in Android application development experience using Java, Kotlin & Flutter.
- Design and develop Mobile applications using Flutter.
- Must be able to deploy app in Play store & App store.
- Expert in Android User Interface Development and Understanding of best practices for the same.
- Independently drive the development of Android-based applications.
- Ability to work with web services on the Android platform (consuming REST/SOAP APIs) and related underlying technologies (JSON, XML).
- Self-driven and able to work with minimal direction.



Desired Candidate Profile:

- Problem-solving expertise in critical steps.
- Hands-on experience with Android studio & Gradle build system.
- Knowledge of Linux, Git, Relational Databases, XML and JSON is a must.
- Hands-on practice with CI/CD tools
- Memory optimization and Debugging skills.

As part of the Mobile SDK Engineering team at Flyy, here are some things you can expect:

• Take ownership and be responsible for what you build - no micromanagement
• Work with customer success team to enable Flyy customers to adopt Insights-led engagement in different industry sectors like e-Commerce, FinTech, OTT, Social, entertainment, travel, telco, food-tech etc.
• Explore the latest in topics like Mobile development, SDK, iOS, Android, tvOS various mobile hybrid frameworks and share with the team and more importantly, have fun while you work on scaling Flyy.

 

Skills Required :

• Minimum 2 years experience in Android
• Minimum 1 year of experience in Native Mobile Development
• Minimum 1 year of experience in React-Native/Flutter framework
• Should be thorough with different architectures used in Mobile Development
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of Android/iOS framework:
• Multithreading concepts
• Persistent data storage
• Rest APIs Implementation
• Should know the internals of the mobile build and distribution processes
• Ready to learn and develop in any cross-platform frameworks
• Should be able to capture bottlenecks and improve them without or little supervision
• Awareness of Secure Development process and practices
• Awareness on Information Security concepts and Best Practices

Good to Have:

• Knowledge of other cross-platform frameworks i.e., Cordova, Unity, etc
• Experience in working and shipping SDKs/plugins

Gobillion is a YCombinator backed IIM-NIT alumni co-founded social commerce startup headquartered in San Francisco, USA with offices in New Delhi, Bangalore and Guwahati. We are bringing e-commerce 2.0 to the next 400 million online customers across India, through a community and social driven approach. Our co-founding has diversified experience with prestigious organizations including McKinsey & Company, Deloitte US, EY, Adobe and SAP Labs.

Gobillion has been rapidly scaling and is backed by some of the world’s most prestigious investors from US, Europe, SE Asia and India including - YCombinator, Justin Mateen (Founder - Tinder), Pioneer Fund, Soma Capital, Venture Souq, Goodwater Capital, LetsVenture, Vikalp Sahni (Co-Founder- Gobibibo) amongst others.

We have been selected for and globally validated by the world’s leading investors/accelerators including YCombinator, Founder Institute Silicon Valley, NASSCOM 10000 Startups - India and Assam Startup. We have been named as the Top 10 Global startup for YCombinator S21 by Alex Mitchell.

Summary of role:

As a Developer, you will be working alongside our product team in the conceptualization, design and development of app and frontend components. You will be doing the following on the job

• Write clean, manageable code and maintain proper documentation
• Reviewing application requirements and interface designs.
• Developing and implementing highly-responsive user interface components using Android material design concepts
• Writing application interface codes using Java, Android
• Developing and implementing front-end architecture to support user interface concepts.
• Monitoring and improving front-end performance.

Why Join Us?

• You will have a chance to be a leader and have the responsibility to scale Gobillon across India's most fast growing cities
• The opportunity to join one of India’s fastest growing companies at an early stage - We are giving our early team members to benefit from a strong ESOP pool and be part of our growth journey
• Joining an amazing team of Gobillion rockstars from colleges like IIMs, IITs, NITs etc. and from organizations including McKinsey & Company, Deloitte US, EY, Adobe, SAP Labs, Urban Company, Udaan, Amazon, Delivery, Ninjacart, Accenture etc.
• Wear the Gobillion badge with pride - We are looking for owners with a founder’s mindset - not just employees. If you are passionate about our mission about making e-commerce social for the next 400M customers in India and serve as culture carriers - we are the right place for you!

Key Responsibilities of this Role:

• At least three years of production level experience in working with native Android using Kotlin, Java
• Bachelors in Computer Science (or equivalent work experience) is preferred
• Understanding of key design principles.
• At least one Android app developed by you must be live
• Experience with responsive and adaptive design.
• In-depth knowledge and passion for Java, Kotlin, CSS, HTML, OOPs and front-end languages
• If you have worked on an app (on Android) used by 100K+ users, you will be preferred.

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 automatization
Skills
-Proficient with Swift, 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
-Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines
-Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
-Knack for benchmarking and optimization
-Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Gift

• Experience in writing code/functions that are Unit-testing ready and scalable.
• Strong knowledge in auto layout concepts.
• Experience developing rich UI using MVVM, RxSwift, Auto Layout, Storyboard, and UI animations.

• Need to be working in a collaborative environment with team members of the organization.
• Keep up the urge to learn and adapt to new technologies throughout the period of employment.
• Understand end-user needs and translate broad business requirements and objectives into technical
requirements, plans, and designs.
• Take up technical problems during the app development life cycle and bring up optimized solutions to the
same.

- Responsible to create and manage iOS Application for both iPhone and iPad using APIs, Third Party SDKs

Required – Swift (MVVM), Objective-C

 

Job Responsibilities:

React Native Job Description

 

• Work as part of a small team to build React Native iOS / Android applications for clients.
• Architect, build, and maintain excellent React Native applications with clean code.
• Implement pixel-perfect UI's that match designs.
• Implement clean, modern, smooth animations and transitions that provide an excellent user experience.
• Integrate third-party APIs.
• Write unit and integration tests.
• Release applications to the Apple and Google Play stores.
• Work with native modules when required.
• Work as part of a small team of a software developers.
• Complete weekly sprints, and participate in sprint retrospectives and daily standups.
• Assist with building estimates.
• Work with modern tools including Jira, Slack, GitHub, Google Docs, etc.
• Be part of a community of React Native developers who share knowledge and help each other as problems arise.
• Follow the software development process.

 

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional experience working with React Native.
• 4+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience working with Swift, Objective C, and Java a plus but not required.
• Meaningful experience working on large, complex systems.
• Ability to take extreme ownership over your work. Every day is a challenge to ensure you are performing to the expectations you and your team have agreed upon, both in regards to estimates and to the general process.
• Ability to identify with the goals of clients and dedicate yourself to delivering on the commitments you and your team make to them.
• An understanding of React Native best practices and a commitment to following them.
• Ability to work through new and difficult React Native issues and contribute to libraries as needed.
• Ability to create and maintain continuous integration and delivery of React Native applications.
• A positive mindset and can-do attitude.
• A passion for software development. It’s not just your career, it’s also your hobby. You’re constantly striving to learn new things and improve. You follow industry news, regularly tinker with new technologies, and read books and blogs to keep your skills current.
• You work well within a team environment and enjoy working in the office with your colleagues.

We are looking for someone with 4-7 years of experience in iOS / iPhone applications development with:

- Strong Object Oriented design and programming skills in SWIFT

- Good working experience in iOS SDK (Cocoa Touch, UIKit, Core Data, Core Location, etc.) and XCode

- Proficient in writing Unit and UI Test Cases and delivering quality work

- Good experience with MVVM architecture

- Experience in web services integration (REST APIs, JSON, XML), to connect iOS applications to back-end services

- Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning is desired

- Understanding of Apple's design principles and interface guidelines

** Areas of Responsibility ** 

- Involvement in all aspects of development: playing a critical role in the design, planning, development, and deployment and help develop best practices for future development

- Fast prototyping of proof-of concept features/applications based on a brief

- Developing and maintaining new features in Mobile Application development

- Owning the delivery of an entire piece of a system or application

- Using technical knowledge and creative thinking to provide the most innovative solutions

- Optimizing the performance of the apps and keeping up to date with the latest industry trends in mobile technologies

** Required Skills ** 

- Dedicated to delivering high-quality work and adhering to timelines

- Must be a good team player, good learner, and self-starter

- Must have strong leadership and team management qualities
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills

- Good communication skills 

- Must have strong decision-making skill

Perks and Benefits 

Company provided meals, Medical Insurance and other perks.

10+ yrs of IT experience with in depth experience in a software delivery role and senior IT management capacity. Role holder will have managed large scale software deliveries and or, managed an operational IT unit or a large team. The ideal candidate will be a strong technical manager with leadership experience. * Technical certifications in software engineering * Extensive knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle, Project Management, Methods & Tools, Software Development and process improvement - a technology leader who has broad management experience. * Should improve quality, time to market and agility through the development and use of technology accelerators and frameworks. Ensure that technology accelerators and frameworks are continuously improved in line with industry best practices and IT standards, resulting in cost efficiency. PSS experience Job Specific Responsibilities; • Responsible for breaking down complex technical problems into simple, implementable solutions. • Maintain a full and complete understanding of solution interdependencies and limitations. • Envision and realize App architecture on the iOS platform • Manage the technical factors related to the resilience, performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications • Ensure technical features are delivered to support all non-functional requirements. • Guide development staff to exploit identified new techniques and strategies to work more efficiently. • Overall responsibility for code quality and development level testing. • Overall responsibility for code reviews. Key Skills • Strong interpersonal skills with ability to explain technical details to both technical and non-technical audiences. • Able to influence the technical direction of internal and external teams • Able mentor development staff on relevant iOS technologies (Swift, Objective-C, Cocoa, etc). • Detailed knowledge and understanding of key iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, etc. • Detailed knowledge and understanding threading and performance tuning of iOS Apps. • Experience evaluating and leading the adoption of new technologies and techniques. • Experience integrating iOS applications to back-end services. • In-depth understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines. • Experience with performance and memory tuning tools. • Experience with push notifications and relevant API’s • Proficient understanding of GIT code versioning tools. • Experience working in a continuous integration context. • Experience working on commercial software products with large user deployments. • 8 years of iOS programming experience. • Experience with travel related apps preferred.