Android Developer

• Create and maintain mobile applications.
• Contributing to the development of project schedules and workflows.
• Recommending changes and enhancements to applications.
• Work from UI/UX requirements, APIs and mock-ups to build functional and high-performance applications.
• Keep abreast of the latest technology for mobile applications.
• Work with other developers to brainstorm new applications.
• Create UI tests to source analytics.

Krafty Solutions is looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, young-minded mobile application developer who take pride in the work they do.

Krafty Solutions is a product design and development studio where you will learn a lot in your field by working in a very friendly environment. An opportunity will be given based on your preference.

About You

If you're the guy who has a strong bias for making things happen, always wears a smile on your face, with a proactive attitude then we would like to meet you. You will work closely with your team leader who will help you to learn new things as well as resolve your doubts. If you're interested in creating a user-friendly environment by writing code and moving forward in your career, then this job is for you. We expect you to be a tech-savvy professional, who is curious about new digital technologies and aspires to combine usability with visual design.

Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of OOP, Java and Android SDK.
• Experience in RESTful, JSON and XML parsing, SQLite, Push Notification, Payment Gateway Integration, In app Purchase
• Experience of integrating third-party libraries.
• Hands on with Kotlin, Android-KTX libraries and Unit testing (Junit, Espresso, Mockito, Firebase Test-case)
• Hand on experience on Android UI Development (Material Design Component), multiple device resolution support, landscape and tablet support, multi-language & RTL support in layout.
• Understanding of App Lifecycle, Activity, Fragment, Background Service, Broadcast, Gradle, Memory management, Threading etc.
• Understanding of architecture design patterns like MVP and/or MVVM
• Android jetpack component(Room, DataBinding, LifeCycle, LiveData, Navigation, Paging, ViewModel, WorkManager)
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (e.g. GIT)
• Data binding library, constraint layout, RxJava concepts,
• Experience with publishing app on Google Play Console and managing the app lifecycle
• GraphQL knowledge is a plus

Responsibilities and Duties

• Overall responsibility and accountability for Android App
• Hands-on coding, systems analysis, design, and delivery of projects assigned.
• Overall App Design - code, performance, security, size
• Deliver new features, execute on the roadmap and plan for the future.
• Convert app requirements into actionable and tangible items for all stakeholders
• Release planning and timely integration with other stakeholders (product, backend, frontend, ui/ux etc)
• Proactive ANR, other crash fixes etc
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development/performance etc
• Improve product quality through code reviews, writing effective unit tests, and collaborating with QA

Key Skills

• Kotlin, Java, RxKotlin, RxJava, Android SDK, Android Studio, Git Required
• Education - B.E/ B.Tech/BCA/MCA/MSc IT degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Experience - 3-6 yrs

Benefits

• Great Company Culture - A relaxed, friendly and positive company culture with a dynamic young team
• Work-Life Balance - Genuine work/life balance served at Krafty.
• A Well Earned Rest - You will get 11 paid public holidays as well as 12 paid leaves. So, a total of 23 HOLIDAYS
• Flexible working hours - Reaching late at the office would never be an issue for you. Fully remote culture
• Weekends Off - Saturday & Sunday Fixed Off

Benefits

We pay top salaries with lucrative esops options.

Opportunity to work and learn with very mature, helpful and highly motivated techies.

Our environment is vibrant and full of energy. We are looking for like-minded people who love to “code” and have passion in building great software.

Flexible timings.

Quarterly parties

Rewards and Recognitions

Unlimited Leaves

Flexibility to work remotely

Flexibility to work from Gurgaon or Bangalore Office

Half yearly review cycle

React Native Lead. We want you to have a chat with the candidates whether they are good on these points and do they have the experience as per mentioned in JD. It will be beneficial for us to filter out profiles for RN Lead.

Job Description / what you'll be doing

• Leading the team to build cutting edge React Native applications.
• Architects build and maintain excellent applications with clean code.
• Implement pixel-perfect UI's that match designs. Knowledge of scalable sizing of UI is a must.
• Implement clean, modern, smooth animations and transitions that provide an excellent user experience.
• Integrate third-party APIs.
• Write unit and integration test cases.
• Release applications to IOS and Google Play stores.
• Must understand iOS and Android native code which can be used to write bridges.
• Can work in pod structure. 
• Must be comfortable in the SCRUM process. Complete two-week sprints and participate in sprint retrospectives and daily standups.
• Assist with building estimates and pipeline for tasks rollout.
• Good communication and people skillset.
• Work with modern tools including Jira, Slack, GitHub, Firebase, GTM, Google play console, AppStore Connect, etc.
• Be part of a community of developers who share knowledge and help each other as problems arise.
• Ability to work through new and difficult issues and contribute to libraries as needed.
• Ability to create and maintain continuous integration and delivery of applications.
• Must be familiar with profiling and performance monitoring of the application.
• Ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast-paced environment

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience working with Mobile application development and 2-4+ years of experience with React Native development.
• Experience working with Swift / ObjectiveC, Java / Kotlin required.
• Should have a crystal understanding of App architecture and how to React interacts with the native layers for iOS and Android respectively
• Excellent JavaScript Developer has a deep understanding of scope and closures, ES6, Object prototypes, Async, Hooks, Functional components, and Performance
• Excellent Code reviewer and champion at writing unit test cases
• Should be able to evaluate alternative multiple system designs and solutions and make data-backed decisions in his/her approach
• Meaningful experience working on large, complex systems.
• Ability to take over your work. Every day is a challenge to ensure you are performing to the expectations you and your team have agreed upon, both in regards to estimates and to the general process. extreme ownership
• An understanding of best practices and a commitment to following them.
• A positive mindset and can-do attitude.
• Forensic attention to detail.
• Mentoring, onboarding, and interviewing the candidate
• Experience mentoring junior software engineers to improve their skills and make them more effective product software engineers
• Experience influencing software engineers- best practices within your team
• Passion to design and develop intuitive user interface
• Sound business judgment, proven ability to influence others, and strong analytical thinking skills
• You work well within a team environment and enjoy working in the office with your colleagues.

About the Role:

Are you a talented & enthusiastic Android development expert with a love for mobile based technology and Open-Source communities? Would you like to work on a project with large social impact? Are you experienced with Databases on Android, creating developer APIs and complete Android applications? Are you comfortable leading a small team and interacting with stakeholders from customers and outside stakeholders? Then we would like to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Take part in the development and enhancement of an Open-Source SDK
• Be both an individual contributor with hands-on development responsibility, as well as a mentor and lead for a small developer team
• Contribute to the Open-Source community interaction, including participation in the discussion forums
• Review code contributions, review pull requests
• Create and maintain the documentation for the SDK
• Design and development a usable and functional Android reference app
• Hands-on Android development, including feature development, troubleshooting, debugging, problem solving and bug fixing
• Design and run your own unit test cases, integration test cases and test automation
• Analyze new requirements, investigate feasibility, suggest implementation options and estimate efforts timeline, dependencies and risks
• Collaborate closely with other development team members, including some being located at other parts of the world

Required Skills:

• 9+ years of experience in the software development industry
• 5+ years of experience in Android development
• 5+ years of experience in Java and/or Kotlin, with strong programming and software engineering skills
• Good understanding of Android related programming patterns and OS facilities, including activities, fragments, views, lifecycles and UI components
• Experience with SQLite database development
• Excellent communication skills, especially written
• Experience in creating software architecture and design document, as well as externally-focused technical documentations
• Readiness to work in a global team with contributors from different backgrounds, skills and locations
• Experience in leading small technical teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Software/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field, or comparable relevant experience

Preferred Bonus Skills:

• Experience in Design and Implementation of RESTful APIs
• Experience in Database design and implementation
• High proficiency in Kotlin, including multi-threading and synchronization (Kotlin coroutines)
• Experience in Open-Source development
• GitHub experience (Continuous Integration, GitHub routines)
• Real-life experience with mainstream commercial-grade mobile apps used by a broad user base (please provide links to app listings)
• Experience with Jetpack libraries (fragment library, recycler view)
• Familiarity with Java 8 libraries such as Java Time
• Hands-on experience in the Agile/Scrum development process
• Good understanding of OOPS concepts, design patterns, algorithms and data structures
• Good understanding of Material Design Language and human interface guidelines
• Experience with integrating mobile applications with cloud services