Android Developer

We are seeking a talented and experienced Engineering Lead to join our Team. As the Engineering Lead, you will play a crucial role in driving the technical direction of our mobile app development, focusing on iOS and ReactJS technologies. You will lead a small team of software engineers and work closely with the product and design teams to deliver innovative and high-quality mobile applications. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technologist with a passion for startups, possesses strong leadership skills, and thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of software engineers, providing mentorship, guidance, and support throughout the software development lifecycle
• Set clear objectives and performance expectations for the team members, and regularly assess and review their performance
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and define the technical roadmap for mobile app development projects.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to the team, assisting with architectural decisions, code reviews, and problem-solving.
• Ensure the timely delivery of high-quality mobile applications by managing resources, setting realistic project timelines, and resolving any obstacles or bottlenecks.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and advancements in mobile app development, iOS, and ReactJS technologies, and identify opportunities to leverage new tools and frameworks.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team, encouraging knowledge sharing, adopting best practices, and promoting a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as QA, DevOps, and UX/UI, to ensure seamless integration and deployment of mobile applications.
• Act as a point of contact for technical discussions, representing the team in meetings with stakeholders and upper management.
• Identify and address any technical or performance-related issues, working closely with the team to resolve them and ensure the stability and scalability of the mobile applications.

• Design and develop mobile applications in true service oriented architecture.
• Building mobile applications on Android platform using Java, Kotlin, etc
• Worked on major architectures like MVVM, MVP

The Mobile Application Developer will be the primary resource responsible for Envoy’s mobile offering.  They will develop improvements using Ionic, as well as manage deployment to the appropriate app stores.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop solutions in Ionic with focus on building scalable, maintainable and secure code, while providing an intuitive, modern user experience
• Actively collaborate with business, production support, and other software engineers
• Maintain the mobile apps status and manage deployments to Google’s and Apple’s app stores
• Keep up to date and champion the latest mobile technology and methodologies

Position Requirements:

• At least 7 years of experience with mobile development OR a modern web platform such as Angular, React or Vue.js
• At least 2 years of experience and demonstrated expert knowledge of Ionic.
• Experience with maintaining and deploying mobile applications to Google’s and Apple’s app stores
• Ability to “own” a project and be a strong contributor without constant management.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills

Envoy Global is an equal opportunity employer and will recruit, hire, train and promote into all job levels the most qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identification, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other protected classification.

What will you do? –

• Developing high quality native mobile experiences for our products – with a focus on UI/UX, simplifying complex use cases so that a non-expert can succeed
• Experience with Flutter.
• Knowledge of the latest mobile app development concepts, trends, software design patterns, usability, and HCI guidelines for mobile apps.
• Practical experience in consuming RESTful APIs

About the Job –

• 2+ years in mobile software development.
• Have two or more iOS/Android apps developed with Flutter. Either deployed on the AppStore/Google Play or available on GitHub.
• Design and build sophisticated and highly scalable apps using Flutter.
• Build custom packages in Flutter using the functionalities and APIs already available in native Android and IOS.
• Translate and build the designs and Wireframes into high quality responsive UI code.
• Explore feasible architectures for implementing new features.
• Resolve any problems existing in the system and suggest and add new features in the complete system.
• Suggest space and time efficient Data Structures.
• Follow the best practices while developing the app and keeping everything structured and well documented.
• Use CI/CD for smooth deployment.
• Document the project and code efficiently.
• Manage the code and project on Git to keep in sync with other team members and managers.
• Ensure security guidelines are always followed while developing the app.
• Consulting with our customer facing representatives about software system design and maintenance.
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs.
• Understanding of the Agile development life cycle.
• Experience with automated testing and building.
• Experience with Git, Jenkins, or other version control tools.
• Familiarity using version control tools like Git, Subversion etc. and IDEs like Android Studio, VS Code etc.

What do you need? –

• Knowledge of the latest mobile app development concepts, trends, software design patterns, usability, and HCI guidelines for mobile apps.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment with remote teams.
• Should enjoy solving tough problems and working with new technologies
• You’ll be partnering with design, product and user research teams to build world class applications.
• You’ll be working in a highly collaborative work environment with high degree of ownership and continuous feedback.
• Have a product mindset, can work with cross-functional teams to identify requirements and convert them to tech specs and action plans
• Have great learning appetite and ready to experiment with new technologies

As part of your day to day job, you’ll

1. Own end-to-end features of the app: networking, persistence, business logic, and

UI

2. Use Kotlin (primary) and Java

3. Do reactive programming using RxJava2

4. Follow Model-View-Intent architecture to build UI of the app

5. Use Android Architecture Components

6. Write tests

7. Invent awesome Android stuff to make your job easier

Qualifications

1. Motivation to design and build reliable, elegant apps

2. 3 - 5.5 years of android application development experience

3. Proficiency in Java and experience in Kotlin

4. Familiarity with RxJava2, Dagger2, OkHttp, Retrofit, Android Architecture

Components

5. Familiarity with material design

Building products at BiCSoM is about turning dreams and ideas into lovable technology and design solutions. As a mindful member of the BiCSoM team you will create rule-breaking mobile applications and websites using Flutter and Dart, BLOC pattern and Redux. Large number of people across the globe use our products everyday, we take pride in wearing ‘Made with love in India’ on our sleeves.

What are we looking for?

1. We expect you to have your domain knowledge of Flutter, Dart, Room or Realm DB, BLOC pattern based development, Redux and RX Dart
2. There are few skills which you need to have from get-go:
1. You are a problem solver, polite and someone who values team members and customers
2. You respect time and understand, lost time never  comes back
3. You have the ability to explain your algorithms and solutions and understand how to ask questions with respect to mobile app development and web development scenarios
4. You are a smart and energetic talent from engineering and computer science background 
5. Based on the situations you can contribute individually or work with team and make work productive and fun
6. In terms of day to day work, for 2 years you should have done the following:
1. At least 2 to 3 live projects in Flutter or Native Android or iOS
2. Thorough understanding of Dart programming for mobile application development
3. Writing frontend code with SOLID principle
4. Unit testing of your code with Travis CLI
5. Collaborative development with BitBucket or GIT and handling of code merge conflicts
6. Documenting frontend code 
7. Knowledge of Android native and iOS native is a plus
8. Proficient in Linux,  and understanding of Ubuntu OS
9. Knowledge on Firebase or Firestore is a plus

1. Work location: Bengaluru city and Remote
2. Working days - 6 days a week

BiCSoM Technologies Private Limited is committed to breakthrough innovation and success for its team members. From our mindful culture of compassion and wisdom to passionate customer success philosophy, this is one awesome place to work! So come and experience what it takes to build digital products which are loved by millions of users across the globe. You will find speed, agility, fun and supportive culture where we are responsible for each other’s success. 

1. BiCSoM is a registered startup under the Startup India initiative of Government of India and a DIPP registered MSME
2. BiCSoM was recognized as one of the top AR/VR startups in India in 2018 in DCB Bank innovation carnival