Android Developer

Job Overview:

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Android Developer with strong expertise in Kotlin to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a firm understanding of mobile development principles and will be responsible for delivering high-quality, accessible, and scalable Android applications.

Key Responsibilities:

·         Design, develop, and maintain Android applications using Kotlin

·         Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the software development life cycle

·         Integrate RESTful APIs and third-party libraries into mobile applications

·         Ensure mobile applications meet accessibility and usability standards

·         Participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement

·         Engage in the full software development lifecycle including design, coding, testing, build, deployment, and maintenance

·         Follow DevOps practices for CI/CD and automation

·         Apply methodologies such as BDD (Behavior-Driven Development), ATDD (Acceptance Test-Driven Development), and TDD (Test-Driven Development) in day-to-day development

·         Actively participate in code reviews, design discussions, and team meetings

·         Lead and influence key stakeholders when required

Required Qualifications & Skills:

·         5+ years of hands-on commercial software development experience in Android using Kotlin

·         BS/MS in Computer Science or related discipline

·         Solid understanding of software development principles and mobile platform limitations

·         Proven experience in building and publishing Android applications

·         Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs and integration techniques

·         Deep understanding of mobile accessibility standards and implementation

·         Experience working in Agile/Lean environments

·         Exposure to DevOps models and CI/CD pipelines

·         Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

·         Strong team player with leadership potential

Job Title: Android Developer

Experience: 4 to 5 Years

Location: Bangalore, Pune, Gurgaon, Chennai, Bhopal, Jaipur

Work Mode: Hybrid (2-3 Days Work from Office)

Notice Period: Immediate joiners preferred

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled and passionate Android Developer with 4-5 years of hands-on experience to join our mobile development team. The ideal candidate should have solid experience in building native Android applications using Java and Kotlin, with a deep understanding of Android SDKs and design patterns. You will be working in a collaborative environment on scalable and user-centric mobile apps for various domains.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in Android Development using Java and Kotlin.
• In-depth understanding of Android SDK, Android Studio, and different Android versions.
• Familiarity with MVVM/MVP architecture, Jetpack components, LiveData, and ViewModel.
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs (Retrofit, Glide, Firebase, etc.).
• Knowledge of unit testing, debugging, and optimization for performance.
• Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines.
• Strong knowledge of mobile UI/UX standards and guidelines.
• Familiarity with version control tools like Git.

.Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Android applications.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code in Java and Kotlin..
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Work on continuous improvement of application performance and user experience.
• Integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers.

Mandatory Requirement

• Valid Passport is a must. Candidates without a valid passport will not be considered.

Why Join Us?

Be a part of an innovative team where your work directly impacts user experience at scale. Work in a hybrid environment that promotes both productivity and flexibility, with exposure to international projects and cutting-edge technologies.

Some of the key responsibilities of this candidate are:

• Understand the EdTech context
• Innovate, evaluate, and deploy various android and IOs Features 
• Ability to take ownership over your work.
• An understanding of React Native best practices and a commitment to following them.

• Experience with React Js, React Native, JavaScript including DOM Manipulation and JavaScript object model.
• Thorough understanding of React Native and its core Principles.
• Good Knowledge of HTML5, CSS.
• Familiarity with code versioning tools (Such as Git, SVN or Mercurial)
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs
• Good knowledge of database (MySQL, SQLlite, RealM etc ..)
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools.
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Web pack, NPM etc.
• Experience with Native Mobile app deployment on App store and google play store.

Who are we and what do we do?

Digio is a fast growing,profitable product startup founded in 2016 by ex-Flipkart, Twitter folks, playing a key role in India’s Digital story.

The company is building software platforms and products to power business processes, to go paperless and digital in order to bring down cost overheads, time involved in erstwhile offline business processes, thereby being instrumental in increasing operational efficacy and human productivity along with enabling presence-less digital reach and super rich end user experience.

Digio is the market leader in India for Digital onboarding and has played a key role so far in enabling Digital Transformation in India by empowering a large part of the Indian eco-system specifically Fintech sector of India. Digio has been honored as the world's 100 most innovative Regtech companies by the World Fintech Forum.

You can view their website at http://www.digio.in/">https://www.digio.in or find them on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Roles & Responsibilities:

As a Senior Android Engineer at Digio your responsibilities will be:

• Drive Digio SDKs, Libraries, App development in Java, Kotlin and Flutter.
• Take care of performance and security Android level.
• Keep it crash free, modular, perfectly memory managed for mass level usage.
• Usage of Java based REST APIs and backend level developments.
• Drive Android level development as well around available AI, ML and Vision Android libraries.

Requirements:

• Education: B.Tech. (CS/IT) / B.Sc. (CS) / M.Tech. / MCA.
• Experience suitable to above mentioned requirements around Android. IOS experience is plus.
• Experience in creating Android Apps from scratch.
• Experience with Kotlin, Flutter. Experience with Dagger. 
• Experience in dealing with WebViews - Javascript and Native android communications.
• Good low level and High level software design and architecture skills, experience of working with distributed environments.
• Have good understanding on Android and IOS internals and memory management.
• Fast learning abilities.
• 3-5 years of experience and at least 2 years working with product company.

• Experience in integrating with various SDKs like Swift
• Significant experience working with react native along with tools like Flux, Flow, Redux, etc.
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, functional programming, and front-end languages
• Strong knowledge of React fundamentals such as Virtual DOM, component lifecycle, and component state
• A complete understanding of the full mobile app development lifecycle right from prototyping
• Knowledge of type checking, unit testing, typescript, prop types, and code debugging
• Experience working with REST APIs, document request models, offline storage, and third-party libraries
• Strong understanding of web technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
• Knowledge of user interface design and responsive designs
• Well-versed in a variety of React Native software and technologies such as Jest, Enzyme, ESLint, and so on
• Understanding of React Native best principles and design aesthetics
• A positive mindset and continuous-learning attitude
• A collaborative approach to building apps and solving complex problems
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Client-focused approach to create user-centric designs
• Good interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Ability to write clean, well-documented code that follows good coding practices
• Good in Agile development process.
• Excellent English verbal and communication skills.
• Should be able to handle the customer individually as needed
• Support the customer as and when required

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

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Experience of working in an agile environment
• Product development and lifecycle experience
• Experience of unit testing
• Scripting (JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Shell, etc.)
• Knowledge of build systems such as Maven and Gradle

• Relevant experience in building a mobile application using React Native.
• Your primary focus will be on developing user interface components for mobile and implementing them following well-known React workflows. (such as Flux or Redux)
• You will ensure that these components and the overall application are robust and easy to maintain. 
• You will be coordinating with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure. 
• Should have published at least 2 live hybrid mobile applications. 
• Good understanding of Android / iOS / Web design guidelines, SDK and excellent JavaScript skills. 
• Expertise in RESTful APIs development. 
• Expertise with code testing best practices, including unit and integration testing to ensure a quality of code. 
• Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git, TFS and Agile/SCRUM Development methodologies