Android Developer

Location: Mumbai (Andheri)

Work Mode: 5 Days Work from Office

Experience: 2+ Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Notice Period: Immediate Joiners Preferred

About Deqode:

Deqode is a leading digital transformation and technology consulting company, helping businesses solve complex problems using cutting-edge technologies. We specialize in blockchain, AI/ML, cloud solutions, and enterprise mobility, with a strong focus on delivering scalable and innovative digital products for global clients.

Role Overview:

We are looking for a skilled React Native Developer to join our frontend engineering team. You will be responsible for building responsive, scalable, and high-performance mobile applications across Android and iOS platforms. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams including backend developers, designers, and product managers to deliver seamless mobile experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain robust mobile applications using React Native
• Build reusable and efficient components and libraries for future use
• Integrate applications with backend APIs and third-party services
• Optimize applications for maximum speed, responsiveness, and performance
• Ensure quality, maintainability, and scalability of your codebase
• Participate in the full mobile app lifecycle – from planning, development, testing to deployment
• Collaborate in an agile environment with daily stand-ups, code reviews, and regular releases

Must-Have Skills:

• Minimum 2+ years of hands-on experience with React Native
• Strong command over JavaScript (ES6+) and TypeScript
• Experience with state management tools like Redux, MobX, or Context API
• Familiarity with native build tools such as Android Studio, Xcode
• Experience integrating RESTful APIs and handling async operations
• Solid understanding of mobile UI/UX design principles
• Proficient in Git, version control workflows, and CI/CD pipelines
• Good grasp of cross-platform compatibility and responsiveness

Good to Have:

• Exposure to Node.js or full-stack development
• Familiarity with databases like MongoDB, MySQL, or Redis
• Experience in integrating analytics, push notifications, and app deployment
• Bonus: Knowledge of Vue.js

Technical Experience:

-Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code

-Design, build and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java code

-Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application

-Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

-Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

-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 Googles Android design principles and interface guidelines

-Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

• Develop Android handset clients
• Develop architecture and low-end designs based on customer and product management requirements
• Communication of designs and other development issues to developers and managers
• Design, develop and manage automated unit and acceptance tests
• Peer review of design code and tests
• Participate in the agile development program
• Bug Fixing
• Take ownership of deliverables
• Adhere to development methodologies

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
• Experience in building web (PWA)/mobile app using ionic/reactjs (react native)

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Experience of working in an agile environment
• Product development and lifecycle experience
• Experience in unit testing
• Scripting (JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Shell, etc.)
• Knowledge of build systems such as Maven and Gradle
• RESTful development
• XML, JSON, HTTP, SyncML, HTML 5, CSS, Groovy
• Windows and Unix development
• Experience leading development teams or performing customer-facing duties is an advantage
• Kotlin Language Skills

We are looking for an Android Developer who possesses a passion for pushing mobile technologies to the limits and will work with our team of talented engineers to design and build the next generation of our mobile applications.

Responsibilities:

• Own the entire development lifecycle as you prototype, create, optimize, test, launch, and refine Android apps.
• Build features that will reach millions of users.
• Work with fellow designers and developers in an iterative environment with short and impactful development cycles.
• Develop cutting edge functional modules that will be integrated across all our Android apps.
• Brainstorm, contribute new ideas, conceive innovative strategies, and implement solutions to difficult problems.
• Exploit the most advanced Android APIs and platform features to build innovative applications in food and dining space.
• Work closely with our backend team to interface with RESTful API services and contribute to the backend code when needed.
• Work with real-time feedback from our users to make the product better.
• Discover, design, develop, deploy, debug.
• Focus on Material Design principles and pixel-perfect implementation of the design into code.

Requirements:

• Engineers with 3+ years of experience in shipping consumer-facing Android apps with the large user base, ideally currently available on the Google Play Store (Please be sure to include links to all such apps with your resume).
• Top-notch programming skills in Java, Kotlin and Android.
• Command of memory management, view hierarchy, battery optimization and in-depth experience with multithreaded and networked applications.
• Worked with RESTful APIs, third-party SDK Integrations and common technologies like HTTPS, JSON, OAuth, and SQL.
• Thorough working knowledge of Android Studio with the Gradle build system.
• Understanding the quirks of the fragmented ecosystem of Android OS versions and devices.
• Solid experience with Git.
• Care for quality with an obsession for performance and willingness to spend time testing the team's work as well as yours.