Android Developer

Requirements:
1. Writing clean and efficient native Android applications
2. Proven knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with
different screen sizes
3. Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
4. Proven knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
5. Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
6. Must have worked on integrating oAuth/JWT
7. Must have worked with Git
8. Understanding of SDLC process
9. Good to have knowledge of Jira
Key Responsibilities:
1. Writing clean and efficient native Android applications
2. Consuming web services/APIs for Android platform
3. Monitoring the performance of live apps and work on optimizing them at the code level
4. Identifying and resolving bottlenecks, rectifying bugs and enhancing application
performance
5. Integrating new features into the platform
6. Integrating payment gateways
7. Looking into any bug fixes post go live
8. Helping the junior developers

Requirements:
● Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android & advanced concepts
● Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
● Experience working on Databases & Network layer; should be able to implement offline-first
experience for users with low-internet-connectivity
● Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services

We are looking for an Android developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a vast number of diverse Android devices. Your primary focus will be the development of Android applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working along-side other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.

As an Android developer, you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a vast number of diverse Android devices.

What you will do:

-Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code
-Designing, building, and maintaining high performance, reusable, and reliable Java code
-Ensuring the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application
-Identifying and correcting bottlenecks and fixing bugs
-Helping maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

What you must have:

-Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
-Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
-Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
-Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
-Ability to design applications around natural user interfaces, such as “touch”
-Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers
-Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
-Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
-Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
-A knack for benchmarking and optimization
-Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
-Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
-Familiarity with continuous integration
-Strong Communication skills with strong business related knowledge
-Graduate in any stream

 

What you need to have:

**~ What Qualities are we looking for ~**

* -Be part of a Culture where Customer Obsession, Ownership, Teamwork, Bias for Action and Insist on High standards are a way of life
* -Desire to work in a start-up environment, work culture, and be able to self-manage and self-initiative.
* -Learn and use cutting-edge technology to build state-of-the-art platforms that enhance customer experience at scale
* -Be part of high-performing teams that know how to have fun along the way
* -Collaborating with Designer and Product Managers to translate beautiful designs into pixel-perfect views
* -Experimenting and suggesting improvements to our frontend tools & workflows
* -Taking the lead to maintain, refactor and if necessary, throw away legacy frontend code
* -End-to-end engineering - design, development, testing, and deployment for the UI work

**~ Job Requirements ~**

* -2-4 years of hands-on experience developing mobile/web apps with at least 2 years using React Native
* -Sound knowledge of JavaScript ES6 & ReactJS + React Native
* -You have a sound understanding of React-Native and Flutter Dart
* -A command of native iOS and Android development
* -Must have published more than two apps to play store/ app store which has a server-side interaction
* -Strong understanding of mobile design principles, patterns, and best practices ● Strong analytical skills and the ability to review code
* -Proven experience in both small and medium-size teams
* -Proven ability to architect mobile applications and adapt and improve the existing architecture Unit testing with automated testing suites, like Jest

Skills : kotlin  java android 

work from office 
Ahmedabad location 
walking interviews
Saturday interview 

We are looking for a React Native developers between 1 to 3years of experience interested in building performant mobile apps on both the iOS and Android platforms. You will be responsible for architecting and building these applications, as well as coordinating with the teams responsible for other layers of the product infrastructure. Building a product is a highly collaborative effort, and as such, a strong team player with a commitment to perfection is required.

• Build pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across both mobile platforms.
• Leverage native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms.
• Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native.
• Reach out to the open source community to encourage and help implement mission-critical software fixes—React Native moves fast and often breaks things.
• Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.
• Transition existing React web apps to React Native.

Pocket FM is an audiobook platform for Indian Languages. We believe Listening is the new Reading and is on a mission to enrich the lives of people through the power of stories and knowledge in the books. (Audio is a $15B+ industry globally with unicorns like Audible, Ximalaya FM, China Literature,Spotify etc) Founded by IIT Kharagpur and Kanpur alumni, Pocket FM has grown to 2M+ users with deep engagement of 90 minutes time spent per user per day. We are a Series A funded start-up backed by some of the marquee investors like Tencent, Lightspeed, and others. Who you are
 2 + years of experience in android development.
 Hands-on experience in Testing & Release lifecycle
 Good knowledge in Kotlin, Android SDK.
 Knowledge of Android Platform Internals in a plus
 Proficient in Data structures and Algorithms.
 Proficient in Design patterns and principles.
 Exposure to Libraries/APIs like RxJava, Coroutines etc
 Familiar with common Architectures like MVVM, MVP, MVI etc..
 Up to date with Jetpack components Libraries and other standard libraries.
 Ability to create custom UI from given Prototypes
 Experience with Android Media Framework and Audio Engineering is a Plus.
 Experience with Streaming technology, in depth knowledge of streaming protocols and standards is a plus.
 Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
 Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON.
 Excellent programming and debugging skills in Mobile Java (Android)
 UI development in mobile framework (Android) environment including using native UI controls and developing of new custom UI Controls and handling Fragmentation.
 Candidates should meet at least 90% of criteria.

Roles & Responsibilities

• You’ll be actively involved with and monitor the development of OS stack and firmware.
• You’ll be architecting and implementing best-in-class ‘real-time’ OS to power mobile phones in the market.
• You’ll be responsible for designing, implementation & maintenance of various embedded components and applications for mobile platforms.
• Communicate often & effectively about the status of new & ongoing development efforts within the company.
• Represent the OS engineering team at high-level meetings.
• Motivate, mentor and lead other team members by rolling up your sleeves and offering technical and project management insights and tips.
• Work closely with the design team to create exciting mobile user experiences as per the modern standard.
• You’ll be continuously keeping an eye on the latest cutting-edge Android technologies and leveraging these in one’s own and the team’s work as necessary.

• Experience in Android and OS firmware-based development for commercial consumer mobile phones.
• Embedded system programming and board bring up.
• System programming & OS internal skills.
• Strong Command over Java, C/C++
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong knowledge of the Android build system.
• Android internal frameworks and device driver development expertise.
• Experience of working with core Android libraries like bionic, stagefright, etc.
• Cares about design & Very strong command of efficient layouts, including optimization for various mobile environments.
• Knowledgeable about caching mechanisms & tools like In-Memory cache.
• Experience of working with version control, bug tracking, continuous integration and other productivity enhancements software like Git, SVN, Bugzilla, Jira, etc.
• Passionate about software development & modern-day Android OS technologies like:
• Latest chipsets, GPUs, etc
• Latest releases from chipset companies like Spreadtrum, Mediatek, Qualcomm
• Android Lollipop
• Phonebloks
• LTE
• The ability to effectively manage technical people (internal & external development resources) and projects.
• Taking responsibility and ownership in the team’s work.
• 1+ years of work experience.

• B.Tech/BS/BE/BS/MS/M.Tech/MS in Electronics or Computer Science from a premier institute in India (IITs, BITS, NITs, etc) or abroad.