Android Developer

A Delhi NCR-based Applied AI & Consumer Tech company tackling one of the largest unsolved consumer internet problems of our time. 

We are a motley crew of smart, passionate and nice people who believe you can build a high-performing company with a culture of respect aka a sports team with a heart aka a caring meritocracy.

Position Overview:

As an Android Developer, you will have the exciting opportunity to work on developing, testing, and maintaining Android applications that deliver exceptional user experiences. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you will play a key role in transforming ideas into functional and user-friendly applications that meet the needs of our customers.

Key Responsibilities:

● Participate in the entire application development lifecycle, from concept and design to testing and deployment.

● Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following coding standards and best practices.

● Continuously research and stay up-to-date with the latest Android development trends, tools, and technologies.

● Assist in maintaining code repositories and version control using tools like Git.

● Collaborate with UI/UX designers to ensure seamless integration of design elements and optimal user experience.

Qualifications:

●     Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

●     Strong passion for mobile app development and a genuine interest in the Android platform.

●     Solid understanding of Java and/or Kotlin programming languages.

●     Basic knowledge of Android application architecture and components (Activities, Fragments, Services, etc.).

●     Familiarity with development tools and frameworks such as Android Studio and Gradle.

●     Adept problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically.

●     Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

●     Prior experience with personal or academic Android projects is a plus.

●     Knowledge of UI/UX principles and design patterns is a bonus.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Android Developer with over 5 years of experience to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Android development, strong problem-solving skills, and a track record of delivering high-quality mobile applications. You will lead development efforts, mentor junior developers, and work closely with cross-functional teams to build and maintain exceptional Android applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Android applications.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to define and implement application features.
• Lead code reviews and provide mentorship to junior developers.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify and troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions to improve application performance.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure our applications remain competitive.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, following best practices and coding standards.
• Contribute to the architecture and design of new features and improvements.
• Work with APIs and integrate third-party libraries and services.
• Participate in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Over 5 years of experience in Android development, with a strong portfolio of released applications on the Google Play Store.
• Proficiency in Java and Kotlin, with a deep understanding of Android SDK and Android Studio.
• Experience with modern architectural patterns (e.g., MVVM, MVP) and libraries (e.g., Retrofit, Dagger, Room).
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and third-party libraries and APIs.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git.
• Knowledge of continuous integration and deployment processes.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Flutter or other cross-platform frameworks.
• Knowledge of Android Jetpack components and libraries.
• Familiarity with mobile application security best practices.
• Experience with cloud services and backend integration.
• Contributions to open-source projects or involvement in the Android developer community.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses.
• Comprehensive health and dental insurance.
• Flexible working hours and remote work options.
• Professional development opportunities and career growth.
• A supportive and inclusive work environment.

Our Mission

Mercari is a Japan-based company with the mission of “create value in a global marketplace where anyone can buy & sell.” Having continuously worked toward this goal since our founding in 2013, we are now transforming from a startup into a global player. While this transformation brings its own specific set of challenges, we believe that solving them one after another will allow us to fully achieve our mission. Are you interested in working together to take on these exciting challenges?

Our Culture

To achieve our mission at Mercari, our organization and each of our employees share the same values and perspectives. Our individual guidelines for action are defined by our three values: Go Bold, All for One, and Be a Pro. Our organization is also shaped by our four foundations: Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion, Trust & Openness, and Well-being for Performance. Regardless of how big Mercari gets, the culture will remain essential to achieving our mission and something we want to preserve throughout our organization. We invite you to read the “Mercari Culture Doc,” which summarizes the behaviors and mindset shared by Mercari and its employees. We continue to build an environment where all of our members of diverse backgrounds are accepted and recognized, and where they can thrive while holding dear to Mercari’s culture.

Work Responsibilities

• Native Android app development for Mercari and group companies' apps
• The development environment is as follows.
• Development language: Kotlin
• Development environment: Android Studio
• Build tool: Gradle
• CI/CD： CircleCI
• Others: GitHub, Firebase, Slack, Figma, JIRA, Confluence

Minimum Requirements

• Shared understanding and belief in Mercari Group mission and values
• At least 3 years of experience developing native Android applications with Kotlin Developing, operating, making decisions when selecting technology, and continuous improvement of large-scale product codebases
• Ability to design and develop with performance and scalability in mind
• Extensive knowledge of object-oriented software development, networking, memory management, and software testing
• Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks like MVVM, MVP, declarative UI, or similar architectures

Preferred Requirements

• Experience using and installing Jetpack functions such as Android Architecture Components
• Understanding of UI development
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, etc
• Experience in iOS or web development
• OSS contribution experience/familiarity with the OSS community
• Customer-centric product development in E-commerce/Fintech
• Working in multi-cultural and diverse teams
• Team Leadership experience

Working Conditions

Employment Status

Full-time

Office

Bangalore

• Hybrid Workstyle

Work Hours

• Full flextime (no core time)
• *Does not apply to all positions

Job Description for flutter developer 

Role/Project Description Will be responsible for User Interface development of various android/IOS based mobile applications for HCIN clients and partners. The candidate will work in a global, highly innovative and agile environment made up both by talented youngsters and senior professionals.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems, delivering high-availability and performance
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle: concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores and support.
• Diagnose performance issues, fix bugs (including crashes and ANRs) to increase the functionality of the application
• Write well designed, testable, efficient code
• Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications
• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review
• Collaborate with team members (product managers, developers, designers) to brainstorm about new features and functionalities.

Desired Profile:

• Experience required 1 year
• B. Tech, MCA, M. Tech degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related subject
• Proficient in Java/Kotlin programming
• Knowledge and experience in Flutter Framework and DART programming
• Hands on experience in using RESTful APIs
• Hands on experience in designing and developing microservices architecture and containers
• Object oriented analysis, UML and design using common design patterns.
• Hands on experience in development IDE Android Studio, Android SDK, Firebase Test Lab
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Familiarity with push notifications
• Familiarity with IOS integration with Flutter
• Experience using GitHub or similar environment
• Complete understanding of SDLC
• Experience with Agile development
• Experience with Material Design and Android UI design principles, patterns and best practices
• Good knowledge of adding third-party libraries

• 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.

As an Architect you are responsible for research, design, test, implement, and maintain Android applications
to meet client needs. You are expected to be Subject Matter Experts on Android application architecture.
You are also expected to demonstrate value to the organization by mentoring other team members as they
learn and grow, take ownership and responsibility not only for your deliverables, but for the entire
application and its use, and to find a balance between achieving software excellence and delivering working
code.
Roles and Responsibilities
o Involved with all phases of mobile app development from initial concepts, through design, development,
testing and deployment
o You will help guide multiple Agile teams with open communication channels, regular releases, and a
focus on continuous improvement.
o Guide and mentor a team of Android developers and work closely with Quality Engineers
o Establish best practices and processes that ensure quality within the team
o Champion our best practices and mentor team on use and results of these best practices
o Responsibility for product both pre and post launch to ensure application is meeting customer needs
and achieving continued revenue goals
o Architect, Lead, implement and review new features for android phones and tablets.
o Interactive communication of designs and other development topics to Leadership, Product Owners,
Scrum Master and other Agile Team members.
o Lead code reviews to ensure code quality and shared knowledge.
o Research and analyze the existing code base to identify issues and improve application performance and
maintenance.
o Take ownership and sense of responsibility of all deliverables.
o Work within SCRUM agile process with other stakeholders (Product Owners, XD design, Quality
Engineers) as well as across organization to balance creative objectives with business needs and
technical requirements
Looking for experienced senior Android and iOS mobile architect / developers to join an established team working on a Tier 1 personal cloud platform with 20M+ subscribers.   Candidates will be joining at an ideal time as the program undertakes a technology refresh in migrating toward progressive web application technology.  Candidates will have the opportunity to be hands on while also leading design activities and implementing programs to improve quality and productivity.    Will have a direct channel to the product leadership team for support of transformation initiatives.

ho we have in mind:
• 10+ years of experience in developing native Android application(s). Kotlin is a must.
• Understanding of Hybrid application development is a plus.
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.
• Expert in multi-threading concepts to create highly responsive data intensive applications
• Experience leading large development teams in active Lead/Architect role
• Experience architecting mobile applications main focus on Android apps.
• Expert on Android OS, Android UI design principles, Android architectural components, Android
design patterns (MVP, MVVM), best practices and a desire to learn and apply new technologies.
• Ability to design for scalability and resilience
• Strong application process flow and problem-solving techniques
• Experience with RESTful web services using XML/JSON data formats
• Strong focus on refactoring and code quality
• Understanding of software configuration management and release management
• Expert in creating design and maintain architecture documentation, class diagrams, technical flow
documents etc
• High levels of software engineering literacy and communication skills
• Professional demeanor who works easily with leadership, product owners, engineers and other
departments both internally and externally

We are looking for a Front-End Android Developer who is motivated to combine the art of design with the art of programming. Responsibilities will include translation of the UI/UX design wireframes to actual code that will produce visual elements of the application. You will work with the Backend developer to meet the overall product front end requirement

Industry: IT-Software

Functional Area: IT Software – Android Front End Programming

Role Category: Front End (UI/UX) Developer

Role: Sr./Lead Front End (UI/UX) Engineer Employment

Type: Permanent Job, Full Time

Education: Graduate Engineer or equivalent experience knowledge

Experience: Min 2 Year – 10 Year relevant experience

Job Location: Navi Mumbai/Noida

Skills & Job Responsibilities

• Strong technical background in Mobile platforms Android (Java), Native/Hybrid Application Development.
• Good knowledge of working with custom frameworks, experience with design patterns, pluggable architecture and performance monitoring/tuning
• Knowledge of multiple technology stacks, Command on development methodologies and tools, Strong object-oriented design and development fundamentals
• Demonstrated ability to technically lead a product development team, ability to delegate, influence and get execution done
• Ability to keep track of the bigger picture while helping the team members with their day to day assignments
• Ability to thrive in a fast pace, dynamic excellent articulation and communication skills
• Expertise:
  • Android Framework
  • Services, Content Providers, Intent & Intent Filters, Broadcast receiver.
  • Good command on SQLite database, ‘Push Notification’ and Google Map API’s.
  • Work on GPS Navigation live tracking, Geofencing.
  • Hands on Android API’s like Gmail, Facebook, Linked-in, Twitter, Google+ etc.
  • Worked on all types of parsing techniques like XML and JSON.
  • Worked on all type’s web services like SOAP and REST.
  • Worked on Kotlin
  • Worked on Flutter
• Essential:  Core Java,Multithreading,Data Structure and algorithms, Design Patterns, Troubleshooting and Analytical skills