Android Developer

Roles and Responsibilities:

● Build pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across both mobile platforms

● Leverage native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms

● Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native

● Reach out to the open source community to encourage and help implement mission-critical

software fixes—React Native moves fast and often breaks things

● Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality

Requirements:

● Firm grasp of the JavaScript / TypeScript / ClojureScript language and its nuances

● Knowledge of functional / object-oriented programming

● Ability to write well-documented, clean Javascript code

● Rock solid at working with third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts

● Familiarity with native build tools, like XCode, Gradle, Android Studio, IntelliJ

● Understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, and offline storage

● Experience with automated testing suites, like Jest or Mocha

• 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

• Engineering Graduates or Postgraduates with 2-5 years of experience in mobile development, who have designed and developed advanced applications for the Android platform in B2C domain. Experience of development of app for retail domain is an added advantage.  
• Must have working skills:  
  • Kotlin, RXJava, Dependency injection (Koin/Dagger) 
  • Unit Test 
  • Worked on multi-threaded applications 
  • MVP and MVVM 
• In depth understanding of Android recommended design principles, interface guidelines and coding best practices.  
• Experience with performance and memory tuning of complex apps.  

We are looking for an Android developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a vast number of diverse Android devices. Your primary focus will be the development of Android applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working along-side other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.

Responsibilities:

1. Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code

2. Design, build and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java code

3. Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application

4. Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

5. Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

Skills:

1. Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes

2. Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services

3. Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices

4. Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning

5. Ability to design applications around natural user interfaces, such as “touch”

6. Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers

7. Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks

8. Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

9. Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications

10. A knack for benchmarking and optimization

11. Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines

12. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

13. Familiarity with continuous integration