Android Developer

What do we need?

We are looking for a Flutter developer to join us as an intern as soon as possible. We operate through mobile and web apps. You will be one among the initial team of core developers using technology to delight customers. 

What will you do?

• Architect, design, build, deploy, and maintain scalable, reusable software 
• Help us build an awesome backend for our mobile apps
• Work on feature development, designing solutions and deployments etc

What you must have.

• Have built two or more iOS/Android apps in Flutter
• knowledge of Dart
• Experience with third-party analytics and marketing SDK’s like Firebase, and Clevertap.
• Experience with integration of Admob or Facebook Audience network experience with Git, Jenkins, or other version control tools
• Ability to write readable code, create extensive documentation for existing code, and refactor the previously written code into a readable state.
• Experience in developing Location Based Services 
• Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON 
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs 
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies 
• Should be aware of platform-independent mobile application development trends/tools 

Android Developer -

Job Description

About The Role- CapitalNow is seeking an Android Developer with notable experience in Java and Kotlin development. The technical team is responsible for developing the supported mobile application and web app for customers and a control panel for the marketing team involved in CapitalNow. You will be responsible for delivering best in a class mobile experience, engineering-complex, secure & high-quality native Android mobile apps for our product.

Responsibilities

● Collaborate efficiently across cross-functional teams such as product managers, UX-/UI-designers, and other software engineers ● Design, build and maintain high-performance reusable, and reliable code ● Continually improve and innovate software development, deployment and testing to ensure high-quality, on-time releases. Conduct and participate in code-reviews ● Provide UAT support & needed assistance for release management activities ● Serve as a leader for team members to learn from regarding mobile technologies, development, and delivery processes

Essential Qualifications

● At least 5 years of experience in Android Kotlin/Java development ● Excellent understanding of Objective Oriented design patterns, Android fundamentals, and Android SDK (versions 5.0 and up) ○ Experience with offline persistence, threading, memory management, and performance tuning ○ Data structure optimizations, security, IPC, App Modularization ○ 3+yrs of Experience in integrating third-party SDKs like Facebook, Gmail/Google, and Payment gateways like CCAvenue, PayU, Razorpay, etc ○ Including Android Architecture Components, Navigation Framework, Android Jetpack, Android NDK, View components, JSON, and more ● Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services ● Published at least two original Android apps ● Knowledge of Google Playstore Policies and experience in handling all types of permissions in Playstore ● Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills Desired Qualifications ● Having experience working in the Financial Services domain (good if it's in capital markets) is an added advantage ● Familiarity with Unit Testing ● Hands-on experience as a Senior Android developer is a plus ● Having experience in writing complex queries using MySQL is an added advantage ● Immediate joiner is most preferable

Key Responsibilities:

• Writing clean and efficient codes for Android applications
• Identifying and resolving bottlenecks, rectifying bugs and enhancing application performance.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and design new feature.
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.
• Ability to brainstorm and come up with solutions to open ended problems.
• Ability to take ownership and drive initiatives end to end.
• Desire to learn and dive deep into new technologies on the job.
• Solid understanding of CS fundamentals-Operating Systems, Databases and Data Structure.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Prior experience as an Android Developer using Java, Kotlin, Android SDK, Android NDK
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to effectively integrate Android applications
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.
• Passion for products and aspiration to make a big impact.
• Solid engineering principles and clear understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Expertise in implementation of custom UI components along with fabulous animations and write/understand Rest APIs
• Experience working with Google Maps, Social APIs, Geo-locations, Media permissions, SMS fetch, etc.

• You will be building and shipping robust apps to Android/ iOS devices using a single codebase.
• You will be writing readable and clear code using Dart that will be extensively documented for future use and upgrades.
• You will be sharing feedback and brainstorming ideas with teams to improve the development process.
• Understand basic concepts of design for developing user friendly applications.
• Stay up to date with the latest technologies.

Lead Engineer - 

Responsibilities:

• Leads a project end-to-end and collaborates across functions. Drives planning, estimation and execution.
• Understands requirements well and comes up with efficient design
• Develops complex, well backed and bug-free products. Estimates accurately.
• Takes well-reasoned tech decisions keeping in mind goals and trade-offs
• Becomes a go-to person in more than one area. Provide technical mentoring to team
• Communicates clearly, gets clarifications and establishes expectations for all parties
• Helps establish SDLC best practices and high standards of code quality
• Demonstrates excellent problem solving & debugging skills
• Proactively identifies and resolves issues in requirements, design and code
• Perform peer code reviews and help us all get better.

Requirements:

• Solid experience in JAVA and Kotlin.
• Should have experience in Reactive programming, Asynchronous programming and Unit Testing.
• Has an ability to quickly learn and contribute in multiple codebase.
• Overcomes roadblocks and requires minimal oversight
• Takes initiatives to fix issues/tech debts before assigned to him/her.
• Able to deep dive into codebase and advise QA of possible regression impact.
• Communicates tech decisions through design docs and tech talks.
• Has delivered projects with end-to-end accountability.
• Keeps track of industry trends and introduces right tech/tools for a given job.
• Excellent understanding of software engineering practices, Design Patterns, Data Structures, Algorithms.
• 5+ years of experience in a product-driven organisation.

• As an independent, self-motivated, and an avid technologist, you should have a strong interest in mobile and intuition for UX and consumer behaviour
• Up to date knowledge of Android (Jetpack and RxPatterns)
• Experienced in publishing and maintaining apps in play store
• Excellent Java programming skills
• Experienced in writing testable code & unit tests
• Experience with the Kotlin programming language a plus
• 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
• Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes, accelerometers, GPS
• 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 (JETPack, Rx patterns)
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with continuous integration