ChakraHQ - Software Development Engineer II - Mobile - React Native

Roles and Responsibilities

• To  maintain the code quality, organization, and automatization
• Strong understanding of Android Activity life cycle, Services, Broadcast, Content Provider, SQLite DB, Thread handling etc.
• Work with the development team consisting of architects, UI designers,  product managers, testers to deliver high quality mobile product & services
• Develop, test and rollout optimised UIs for diff versions/device
• Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code
• Build for multi device &multi platform scenario i.e mobile website along with mobile app
• Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java code
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality and responsiveness of the application
• Adaptability is a key factor to becoming a great Android app developer
• Identify the bugs ,correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

Skills

• Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
• An Android app developer must be well-versed with Java programming language.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Having knowledge about  offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Understanding of Google’s Android design  principles and interface guidelines.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with continuous integration

What does the core role include?

• Designing and developing high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems and delivering high-availability and performance
• Designing stateless components in React Native
• Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Working with the developers to create and maintain a robust framework to support the apps
• Working with the developers to build the interface with a focus on usability features

What else can you expect in the role?

• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Optimizing performance for the apps
• Problem-solving skills, analytical mind, and positive attitude
• Ability to think from end users perspective and focused on improving the overall product experience.
• Deliver across the entire app life cycle concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores and support

What can fetch you brownie points?

• Hands on experience with React Native is required
• Hands-on experience in React Native APIs, ReactJS, Javascript, ECMAScript (OOJS) and JSX.
• Strong understanding of JavaScript ecosystem
• Hands on experience on Android in creating Hybrid / Native applications
• Demonstrable UI/UX experience on a large-scale app.
• Thorough understanding of React Native development tools like IDEs (Nuclide, Atom, Sublime Text, or Visual
• Good knowledge of JS frameworks like ReactJS is a plus.
• Desired Skills and Experience
• Hybrid Apps,React Native, Native iOS and Android Architecture understanding

Requirements
1. 5-7 Years of hands-on development on Android
2. Extensive understanding of Architectures - both old and new -> MVC to MVVM To Clean
3. Excellent In-depth understanding of Java and Kotlin Programming Languages
4. 2+ Years of managing android developers
5. Have worked on or scaled an app to more than 1mn downloads
6. Obsessed about long term solutions, yet understands business requirements to deliver projects quickly
7. Good understanding of backend technologies for better cross teamwork
8. Obsessed about app ratings, app vitals, and crash-free apps

Responsibilities

1. Lead the Testbook Android Team of 12+ Android Developers
2. Own the Testbook Android App (2Cr+ Installs) and its related 500+ Apps
3. Work extensively with Product Managers to deliver quality products and features
4. Improve the App Architecture and drive processes for code reviews, releases.
5. Take up occasional challenging Android coding tasks

About Us : 

Description :

- We are looking for a qualified React Native developer to join our Engineering team.

- You will be working with our engineers to develop and maintain high quality mobile applications for both platforms as Android and iOS.

- Ultimately, you should be able to design and build the next generation of our mobile applications.

Job Responsibilities and Required Skills :

• 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.
• 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.
•  Experience with React Js, React Native, JavaScript including DOM Manipulation and tha JavaScript object model.
• Thorough understanding of React Native and its core Principles.
• Hands on experience on React Native Framework at least 3 years.
• Familiarity with code versioning tools (Such as Gitl)
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools.
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Web pack, NPM etc.
• Experience with Native Mobile app deployment on App store and google play store.
• Knowledge of native Android and iOS is required 
• Knowledge of TV App Development is a plus

• Designs and codes features for the Android application as per the specifications provided by Product and Design teams.
• Write unit tests for all features.
• Ships feature fast moving agile sprints.
• Works closely with API, Product Design and Product Management teams to brainstorm and chalk out details of features.