Junior Software Engineer - Mobile

Android Developer (Kotlin & Jetpack Compose)

Location: Indore / Chennai

Experience: 4 – 7 Years

Joining: Immediate Joiners Preferred

Good English communication skills

🔹 Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Android applications using Kotlin & Jetpack Compose
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Integrate REST APIs and third-party services

🔹 Required Skills:

• Strong experience in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
• Good understanding of Android SDK & Android Architecture Components
• Knowledge of MVVM / Clean Architecture
• Experience with REST APIs & JSON integration

1. Proven working experience in Android app development and published at least one original Android app.
2. 1-3 years of experience in Android using the java language 
   Familiarity with architecture styles/APIs.
3. Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.
4. Knowledge of MVVM and other Mobile design patterns and best practices.
5. Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
6. Work in Agile, cross-functional teams and taking responsibility for deliverables
7. Excellent communication skills in both technical and non-technical discussions

• Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Work with outside data sources and APIs
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Proven software development experience and Android skills development
• Proven working experience in Android app development and
• Have published at least one original Android app
• Experience with Android SDK
• Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.

A mobile first Neo-banking start-up, Finin aims to help you manage & spend your money seamlessly.

We are a Bengaluru based young & vibrant team planning to on-board amazing talent, someone like you. Please go through the job description below, and connect with us if you deem we are a good fit in the next step of your career progression.

We value your time & hence have a stringent policy to communicate a decision within 7-10 days.

Your work at Finin:
As our primary android developer , you are expected to

1. Build a light-weight, low latent Android applications with limited or no dependency on third-party modules.
2. Build application logic & develop user facing features in Kotlin.
3. Build reusable components & front-end libraries for future use, as and wherever needed.
4. Translate designs & wireframes into high-quality code.
5. Define front-end architecture, document, estimate scope, & deliver on time.
6. Plan for new technology insertion & trade-offs in development.

Further, as any early stage start-up, we expect you to be comfortable wearing multiple hats, & be a proactive contributor towards building something truly remarkable.

Candidate profile:

1. At least 4 years of professional experience building native projects for Android.
2. Have at least two live projects.
3. Practical knowledge of working with RESTful APIs, & version control tools such as git.
4. Experience creating custom libraries.
5. Proficiency in various software design patterns.
6. Accountable & a proactive communicator.
7. Has worked in agile or iterative environment. Can estimate scope & prioritise.
8. Independent problem solver. Comfortable with ambiguity & fast pace start-up work culture.

Bonus points:

1. If you have previous experience building technology for Finance products.
2. If you have contributed in at least two stages of product development: MVP & Growth.
3. If you are a do-er.

• Responsible for design, develop, and implement new ideas and products from scratch.
• You will be interfacing with the server-side engineering team to scale out our apps across thousands of users.
• You will be involved in all aspects of development playing a critical role in the design, planning, development, and submission of our iOS apps.
• Manage and deliver across the entire app life cycle, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores, and support.
• Working directly with developers and product managers to conceptualize, build, test, and realize products/features.
• Optimizing performance for the app and keeping it up to date with the latest industry standards.
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.

QUALIFICATION:

• Good understanding of Swift, Cocoa framework, Core Data, AutoLayout, UIKit, Xcode & iOS applications.
• Proven hands on experience working with table views, scroll views, delegates, notifications, NS operations, GCD.
• Extensive mobile development experience with iOS Proficiency in Swift.
• More than one application developed end to end for iPhone.
• Experience in writing unit and functional tests.
• Experience in usage of Instruments to detect memory leaks and for performance optimisation.
• Solid understanding of memory management with and without ARC.
• Knowledge of iOS networking and Multithreading.
• Strong sense of good Application UI Design.
• In depth understanding of Apple recommended guidelines and best practices for coding.
• Knowledge of software development best practices including continuous integration, development of high quality code, reusable toolkits and libraries.
• Understanding of prevailing architecture/technology concept.
• Knowledge about Git.
• Able to fit in well within an informal environment.
• High energy level and untiring commitment to drive oneself & the team towards goals.