Kotlin Developer

Looking for a great career as a Android Developer? NuVeda is the perfect place for you!

Who we are?

A two-time award winner for the best product from eLearning Industry (2022), NuVeda established in 2006, is a fast-growing SaaS company with offices in Minneapolis, Chennai & Bangalore.

What do we do?

As a strategic growth partner in learning and development, we help our Customers Design, Deliver & Manage all their learning interventions at scale, Measure the business impact and Monetize the learning assets.

Our Vision & Culture

With a vision to build the "Google of Learning", we thrive in an open and honest organization culture where Autonomy, Alignment to Purpose, Integrity, Continuous Learning and Development are fostered to be future ready.

Why us?

We promise you an ambitious career path, compensation & benefits as per the industry standards and a team of high pots who pushes you to your limitless potential.

Responsibilities include:

• Build efficient, testable and reusable codes.
• Collaborate with Engineers, Product Managers and Designers to quickly ship new requirements.
• Take on tough design and product problems while working cross-functionally across design and engineering to polish the product experience.
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges.
• Thrive in a culture of continuous improvement by optimizing web products and related components to achieve and maintain high performance of business applications.

 Desired Skills

• 2-4 years of hands-on experience in native mobile app development.
• Strong passion for programming in Android.
• Experience in source revision control systems such as git, svn.
• Knowledgeable about MVC and MVVM architecture.
• Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON.
• Experience with SQL Lite and other databases.
• Experience with UI development.
• Experience with publishing apps.
• Positive attitude towards work (Dynamic) and good communication skills.
• Proficient in Kotlin programming, Java and Android APIs.
• Strong knowledge of Android App architectures and implementation.
• Ability to write model code for functional and non-functional requirements

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience
2. 2+ years of practical experience in Native Android Development
3. 2+ years of experience using Kotlin/Java
4. Experience developing highly performant code and view layouts and the ability to diagnose performance bottlenecks
5. Designing applications with latest frameworks and architecture such as MVVM, etc.
6. An excellent understanding of best practices for concurrency and threading is a big plus
7. A disciplined approach to development, testing, documentation and code structure in a team environment
8. A constant desire to improve, learn more and take things higher
9. Having worked with the Realm database and dagger is a big plus.

Android Developer:

Our Android stack includes Java and libGDX, the code base is designed using Clean Architecture.  It is a multi module application and supports both 'application' and 'library' project mode.

EXPECTATIONS:

● Writing efficient android code in Java and Kotlin following Clean Architecture guidelines

● Tracing, benchmarking and profiling android java code

● Familiarity with popular android libraries/methods like Dagger2, RxJava2, OkHTTP.

● Familiarity with latest android platform changes.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

● Work closely with our product and design teams to customize the Poker experience across our  vendor platforms.

● Prototype new and redesign features

● Strong coding abilities and experience with Kotlin, Java and Android SDK

● A focus on UI design principles, hardware acceleration and making games work intuitively

● Contribute best-in-class programming skills to develop highly innovative, consumer-facing

mobile products.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

● Experience of building Android applications/Games in Java or Kotlin using Android SDK (Kotlin preferred)

● Good knowledge of Kotlin, Dagger2 and RxJava2 is a great plus

● Strong understanding of object-oriented software development

● Understanding of large and complex code bases, including API design techniques to help keep them clean and maintainable.

● Programming experience using any game engine (libGDX preferred)

● Knowledge of multithreading and memory management specific to mobile devices and caching mechanisms

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

We are looking for someone having 4-7 years of experience in Android development with good work experience in writing & debugging Android applications, experience in OOPs fundamentals, Java, Kotlin, SQLite, MySQL database management system.

Responsibilities 

- Be involved in all aspects of development: playing a critical role in design, planning, development and deployment and help develop best practices for future development.

- Fast prototyping of proof-of concept features/applications based on a brief.

- Develop and maintain new features in Mobile Application development.

- Own the delivery of an entire piece of a system or application.

- Use technical knowledge and creative thinking to provide the most innovative solutions.

- Optimize the performance of the apps and keeping up to date with the latest industry trends in mobile technologies.

Technical Skills

- Comprehensive understanding of Android application architecture, Activities, Services, Intents, Content.

- Strong Kotlin development experience

- Strong OO design and programming skills in Java (J2EE/ J2ME)

- Familiar with the Android SDK and Studio.

- Experience in web service integration (SOAP, REST, JSON, XML) is desired.

- Architecture: MVP, MVC.

Non-Technical Skills

- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills

- Must be dedicated to delivering high-quality work and adhering to timelines

- Must be a good team player, good learner and a self-starter

- Must have the ability to work independently

- Must have good analytical and problem-solving skills

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.