Android Developer

Position: Android Developer

Experience: 3+ - 10 Years

Location: Mumbai

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Android Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Android application and SDK development, proficiency in AIDL (Android Interface Definition Language), and expertise in creating scalable and modular applications using multi-module architecture and MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) patterns.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust Android SDKs and libraries.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new SDK features.
• Implement and manage inter-process communication using AIDL.
• Develop and maintain services and background processes for seamless application functionality.
• Architect scalable multi-module Android applications with proper separation of concerns.
• Utilize the MVVM architecture for clean, testable, and maintainable code.
• Optimize application performance and memory usage.
• Write clean, well-documented, and efficient code while adhering to industry standards.
• Perform code reviews, provide mentorship, and ensure best practices are followed across the development team.
• Debug and resolve issues, ensuring application stability and reliability.
• Stay updated on the latest Android development trends, tools, and frameworks.

Key Skills and Qualifications

• 3-7+ years of professional Android development experience.
• Proven experience in building and maintaining Android SDKs.
• Strong understanding and hands-on experience with AIDL.
• Proficient in Android services, background tasks, and inter-process communication.
• Expertise in multi-module architecture for Android applications.
• Strong understanding of MVVM architecture and data binding.
• Solid knowledge of Android design principles, patterns, and best practices.
• Experience with testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito) for unit and integration testing.
• Proficiency with tools like Git, Gradle, and Android Studio.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for Android projects.
• Knowledge of Kotlin Coroutines and Flow.
• Exposure to performance monitoring and optimization tools.
• Contributions to open-source projects or Android developer communities.
• Experience with Jetpack libraries and Compose. 

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop user-friendly, robust, and scalable Flutter/Android/iOS applications.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend developers to understand requirements and translate them into functional applications.
• Implement clean and efficient code following best practices, coding standards, and design patterns specific to mobile development.
• Ensure high performance, responsiveness, and stability of the applications by conducting thorough testing and debugging.
• Integrate RESTful APIs to fetch and send data from/to the backend servers.
• Work with SQLite or other database technologies to implement data persistence in mobile applications.
• Implement effective UI/UX designs following Material Design guidelines to ensure a smooth and intuitive user experience.
• Collaborate with the team to identify and implement solutions to improve application performance, maintainability, and user engagement.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in mobile development and share knowledge with the team.
• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving issues reported by users or clients, providing timely and effective solutions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Participating in the entire product lifecycle (analyze, develop, test, release, and support.
• Contributing to research for new web and mobile technologies and recommend solutions to improve interface designs and interactions
• Testing, debugging, and fine-tuning to optimize the application’s performance.
• Designing intuitive applications to enhance users’ experiences.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:

• 2+ year experiences of mobile/web application development and system integration.
• Must be a skilled programmer with knowledge of coding best practices and ability to produce highly readable and maintainable code.
• Management and support of Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
• Experience in API development and integration with third-party APIs
• English communication is required. Great communication skills to coordinate across technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Creative, detail-oriented, and with good problem-solving skills
• Ability to collaborate with and lead other development team members.
• Ability to work in multiple projects and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Candidate must possess at least a bachelor's degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent.
• Specialization in IONIC must.

KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERTISE IN THE FOLLOWING ARE AN ADVANTAGE:

• Specialization in HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, and JavaScript.
• Experience with web service integration (REST, JSON, XML).
• Experience or knowledge with Git, Gitlab, GitHub is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

•  Build, iterate, and enhance mobile applications on Android.

•  Continue to evaluate innovative approaches on Android and present new ideas to improve our offering on Android and other mobile platforms.

•  Ensures that code developed is easy to test, easy to understand, extensible and meets the quality guidelines of the business unit.

•  Partner closely with the design team to create an intuitively easy to use application for our users.

•  Bring new features in the course taking experience to the Android platform.

•  Optimize the existing code for ease of use and performance and improve quality.

•  Continue to improve the development process. Evaluate and implement new tools as needed.

•  Lead and Contribute to a team culture that values quality while fostering initiatives and innovation.

• Knowledge of the common application/web security and OWASP vulnerabilities.

•  Knowledge of the encryption algorithms to protect sensitive information.

• Knowledge of PII, PCI, HIPPA, and GDPR compliance and how to implement.

• Understanding of security breaches of data-in-transit and data-at-rest and knowledge in implementation for both.

• Knowledge/Aware of finding the vulnerabilities of the third-party components/libraries used in the application and remediating vulnerabilities.

• Integrate with multiple devices & printers

Required skillset:

 Java, Android SDK, Rest API, SQLLite, Json, Enterprise mobility management (EMM) and EMV, POS application in Android(preferably version 4.4 Kitkat and API level 19 and above) 

Good to have:

 Play store deployment, push notifications, Web services, Android Location Services, Google Maps API, GIT

 Desired Competencies:

 Problem Solving Approach, Analytically strong, Time Management skills, Passionate to learn new technologies and working in an agile environment.

• 0-2 years of software experience in front-end mobile/web app development
• Good understanding of concurrency and multithreading
• Full Stack development experience building data, logic tier and user experience software
• Exposure to Android SDK (experience in AndroidTV framework will be a plus)
• Knowledge of REST, JSON, MQTT, Databases, Networking technologies
• React | React Native, Multi-platform exposure is a plus
• Experience with Agile development processes is a plus