Android Developer

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in developing test frameworks and automation for Android-based infotainment systems.
• Minimum 2+ years of C++ development experience with exposure to Android’s HAL.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C++, and Python.
• 1+ years of experience in Android application development.
• Strong understanding of Android Automotive System and Android Framework.
• In-depth knowledge of different Android components, including Services, Activities, Broadcast Receivers, and Content Providers.
• Strong understanding of embedded systems architecture and RTOS concepts.
• Familiarity with hardware interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, etc.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git), CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI), and project management tools (e.g., JIRA).
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Mentoring skills to support and guide less experienced team members.
• Excellent communication skills for effective interaction with stakeholders and clients.

Position: IOS Developer
 

Android Developer: 

Position: Android/Java/Kotlin Developer 

 - Selected candidate is required to be a part of the product development team and have to manage both maintenance and enhancement projects & building Mobile Applications using web services. 

Skills & Expertise we look for: 

1. Should be passionate about user interface design and have skills in Native Android with proficiency in Kotlin and Java. 
2. Out of the box thinking to troubleshoot and solve problems 
3. Should be willing to implement latest technology trends like XML/Compose UI, MVVM pattern, Livedata, Data binding, Pagination, Coroutines and other Jetpack components. 
4. Should be able to analyze customer requirements, estimate the effort, provide the deliverable date to the customer and make sure to ship the feature on time 
5. Experience in Release management like creating, merging, maintaining branches, versioning and releasing apps. Should have experience in publishing apps to play store. 
6. Ready to help team members in their technical challenges 
7. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, document, design, and ship new features

Personality we expect: 

1. You love an Agile work culture and deliver as per plan  
2. You're a lively person who's passionate on what you do  
3. You're a nonstop learner and enjoy sharing the learning to your juniors 
4. You're socially connected with the team and helping others team voluntarily. 
5. You're tech- expertise and effective in tools operation automate the regular process. 
6. You're someone who loves problem-working by seeing the occasion in every challenge and you enjoy learning from failures  
7. Honestly share your experience, feedback, challenges, learning and emotions for the day in your daily diary. 
8. Think of user needs instead of system needs 

About the Role

As an Android Developer, you will own the Android app and strive to deliver the best learning experience out there to our learners that upGrad is known for. You will be responsible for developing features, taking those features to production and maintaining the existing code. Innovative nature and pro-active involvement in the product is taken very seriously at upGrad, therefore, a major part of your role would involve thinking about new features and new ways to deliver quality learning experience to our learners

Skills/Experience

1. Minimum 6+ years of hands-on Android development experience.
2. Strong Java and object-oriented concepts.
3. Solid understanding of Android architectural patterns especially MVVM and their importance in scalable software development process.
4. Strong understanding of Android fundamentals.
5. Experience in Android UI creation.
6. Experience of Android Live Data, Kotlin and Constraint layout would be a huge plus point.

Years of Exp –  Minimum 6-8 

• The main roles and responsibilities would be:
• Deliver high quality mobile apps on Android platforms.
• Create best practice, drive initiatives to build reusable frameworks, components and solutions.
• Engage with the team to create a knowledge centre on Android.
• Minimum experience of 1 years needed. Ideally more than 2 years.
• Maps based apps.
• Payment gateway integration: (PayPal, Stripe, Paytm etc).
• Integration of webservices
• Marketplace apps
• Live Streaming
• Offline application development.
• Strong OO design and programming skills in Java
• Android SDK
• JSON/REST API
• Social Media APIs
• UML/Design Pattern
• Knowledge of Retrofit,Volley,Dagger2,Realm,RxJava,Espresso
• Knowledge of android architecture component(LiveData etc).
• Working Experience on MMVM and MVP architecture
• Experience in SQL and NOSQL databases.
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications 
• Understanding of Googles Android design principles and interface guidelines 
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Work closely with the leadership team to define roadmap and development plans
• Help define and implement standards and promote best practices for the Android development team
• Tackle daily challenges with your creative problem solving recommendations
• Mentor and contribute knowledge to the rest of the team and the organization
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Experience with threading, and performance tuning
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

We are looking for someone having 4-7 years of experience in Android development with good work experience in writing & debugging Android applications, experience in OOPs fundamentals, Java, Kotlin, SQLite, MySQL database management system.

Responsibilities 

- Be involved in all aspects of development: playing a critical role in design, planning, development and deployment and help develop best practices for future development.

- Fast prototyping of proof-of concept features/applications based on a brief.

- Develop and maintain new features in Mobile Application development.

- Own the delivery of an entire piece of a system or application.

- Use technical knowledge and creative thinking to provide the most innovative solutions.

- Optimize the performance of the apps and keeping up to date with the latest industry trends in mobile technologies.

Technical Skills

- Comprehensive understanding of Android application architecture, Activities, Services, Intents, Content.

- Strong Kotlin development experience

- Strong OO design and programming skills in Java (J2EE/ J2ME)

- Familiar with the Android SDK and Studio.

- Experience in web service integration (SOAP, REST, JSON, XML) is desired.

- Architecture: MVP, MVC.

Non-Technical Skills

- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills

- Must be dedicated to delivering high-quality work and adhering to timelines

- Must be a good team player, good learner and a self-starter

- Must have the ability to work independently

- Must have good analytical and problem-solving skills

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Build and technically lead Android apps in terms of scale, performance, security, and design
• Actively participate in feature design
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
• Take ownership of the features right from estimating timelines to Production release
• Carry out code reviews and mentor junior engineers
• Instill best practices from following MVP/MVVM patterns to using required Java design patterns within the application
• Understand the latest Android features and practices and lead the efforts towards its adoption within the team and across all mobile pods
• Follow SOPs of Agile methodologies & Sprint deliverables and drive the same within the team

Requisites / Prerequisites:

• Android Work Experience of between 3 to 5 years.
• BE/B.Tech from Tier 1 or Tier 2 institutions
• Strong understanding of Object Oriented Programming, data structures and design patterns
• Experience in developing B2C / B2B mobile applications
• Experience in memory management and in designing high-performance applications
• Strong Java, Design Patterns and OOPS knowledge and hands-on experience
• Experience in shipping applications through the Google play store
• Experienced in Android Material Design
• Basic SQL knowledge
• Experience in working with JUnits and other Unit Testing framework is a plus
• Experience in OpenGL and animations is a plus