Mobile Application Developer

First local venture to launch an on-demand delivery service in Muscat, Oman. The app allows customers to order from the most popular
restaurants and have it delivered to their provided addresses.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

 Currently hiring for the position of Android Developer responsible for developing app from scratch.

 

We are looking to recruit a candidate for a role that will require:

● Translate design and wireframes into code

● Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable code

● Identify solutions through research and collaboration that resolves the root of problems as they arise

● Unit testing code

● Experience with cloud message APIs and usage of push notifications

 

Requirement

5+ years’ strong development experience in android

Experience using RESTful web services within mobile applications

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

∙ Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

∙ Experience with code versioning control, such as bitbucket/git

Experience in writing code using kotlin is an advantage

 

Education: Engineering

Work experience: 2 years relevant experience

Compensation: Based on Industry Standards

We run a fast-paced, dynamic business and the challenges we face and solve every day are unique. We are looking for someone who can adapt quickly, handle multiple roles and is enthusiastic about growing an exciting Cosmetics Brand across multiple platforms. This role reports to the Vice President, eCommerce and is based out of Chandivali.

If you're excited about going beyond your comfort zone and taking your existing skillset to the next level while creating a fast-growing business.

 

 

 

4+ years of proven Android and iOS app development experience.
Excellent understanding of Android and iOS design principles as well as application interface guidelines.
Proficiency in Kotlin, Java, Swift and Objective-C. Excellent coding and proofreading skills.
Ability to use Android/iOS SDK with ease.
Proficiency with the best in class Software development practices.
Proficiency with push notifications, APIs
Top-notch teamwork and communication skills.
Ability to manage your workload with minimal supervision.

Key Skills required (Items in Bold are mandatory keywords) :
1. Understanding of the entire Mobile Application Development lifecycle
2. Solid experience of 2 years + in building Native Swift based iOS applications
3. Excellent knowledge of iOS specific user interfaces, user experiences and guidelines
4. Working experience with MVC and MVVM architectures
5. In depth knowledge of iOS specific user experiences and human interface guidelines
6. In depth experience in implementing user interfaces for iOS - Auto Layout
7. Hands on experience working with API integration within iOS applications
8. Hands on experience working with 3rd party SDKs, Libraries and APIs
9. Experience with media streaming & playback using AV Player, AV Foundation & AV Capture
10. Experience working with analytical SDKs like Firebase Crashlytics, Branch.io etc
11. Experience with Push Messaging, Local Notifications, Background services
12. Experience in debugging errors and crashes using tools such as Crashlytics or Sentry
13. Experience with Marketing and Attribution SDKs such as Clevertap, Branch and/or Appsflyer
14. Experience in releasing applications to the Apple App Store
15. Ability to work in an Agile environment
16. An inclination towards cross platform technologies such as React Native
KRAs includes :
1. Understanding the scope of work and FSD requirements
2. Coordinating with design team to build assets to be used within the mobile application
3. Building static flows for the application
4. Integrating web services & 3rd party APIs
5. Integrating 3rd Party SDKs such as Facebook, Google Analytics, Google Maps, Crashlytics, Twitter etc
6. High level testing of the integrated application before pushing the application to the testers
7. Working with the tester to fix bugs reported by the testers
8. Building and deploying the application to the Play store
9. Maintaining and scaling applications

About the company:

The company is building the platform to drive global careers for millennials from emerging economies
We work at the exciting intersection of the 2 hottest trends around - edtech & fintech!
And we love that we succeed as a business while powering the dreams of talented students!

Summary :
The company building the core engineering team and looking for an Android developer who can take ownership and deliver independently.
The best candidates will check all OR many of these boxes :
● 2+ years of experience in an engineering role
● Essential skills required are Java, Android Framework
● Good to have experience in Android Architecture components (MVVM), Kotlin & Dagger
● Experience with early-stage start-up & application published in Play Store is a plus
Why is this a great opportunity for the right candidate :
● Experienced founding team
● Right to win - The founding team knows the business & its secrets inside out. We are
starting with a significant head start and a precise plan of action
● Barriers to entry - This is a specialized play with natural barriers to entry, allowing for
significant value creation for all equity holders
● Backed by marquee global investors
● Exposure to all aspects of company building - exposure to investors, fund-raising,
decision making, building the team & culture
● All of the above perks of joining a high potential company very early, along with a
competitive market salary.

• 7+ years of full-time iOS engineering experience with strong expertise in React Native and deep understanding of iOS SDK.
• Proficient in object oriented programming, multithreading, networking, memory management and source control management (git).
• Strong focus on building high-quality mobile UI experiences. Passion about delivering software that delights our end users.
• Proficiency with UI/UX paradigms to build elegant user experiences.
• Experience working with product management and design teams.
• Strong written, verbal communication skills; ability to influence others within your team and outside your team.
• Experience in testing and deploying scalable mobile applications.
• Experience analyzing a feature in production using analytics and experiments.
• Attention to detail, particularly around software engineering fundamentals, testing methodologies and quality.

• Fast learner: We're looking for software engineers who thrive on learning new technologies and don't believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. Should be able to adapt easily to meet the needs of our extensive growth and constantly evolving business environment.
• A great teammate: Believe that you can achieve more on a team - that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. You rely on others' candid feedback for continuous improvement.
• Design and entrepreneurial acumen: Understand requirements and business use cases beyond the written word.

Experience with Xcode, Cocoa Touch, Swift, third party Framework or libraries and iPhone SDK and React JS.

-Proficient with Swift, and Cocoa Touch.

-Good with OOPs design.

-Experience with IOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, Core Bluetooth, cocoa pods, etc.

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

-Familiarity with REST APIs to connect IOS applications to back-end services.

-Understanding of apple design principles and interface guidelines.

-Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools {such as Instruments and Shark, depending on project needs}

-Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications.

-Experience working with Google Map API.

-Must understand REST, JSON

To build cross-platform mobile apps for Android, IOS, and Web.
This should include making responsive UIs to efficiently query data and also manage states in an optimized manner.

•Native Android and IOS: To build custom Flutter Packages.
•Firebase: Should have experience with Cloud Firestore, Push Notifications, Cloud Functions, and Analytics.
•Adobe XD: Should know how to use Adobe XD to use the design file and use it to build the app.
•Git: To manage and collaborate in different projects with the rest of the team.
•Familiarity with RESTful APIs and mobile libraries for networking
Familiarity with the JSON format
Experience with profiling and debugging mobile applications.

- Great Understanding of Android development SDK
- Expertise in Core Java with solid OOD principles and design patterns 
- Good grasp of algorithms, design patterns, memory management and multithreaded programming
- Conversant with JSON, XML, Web services API
- Experience with saas platforms for mobile development like Analytics, Push Notifications, Cloud Storage , Ad Networks , etc
- Hands on experience with Android's deggugging, unit- testing , memory and performance optimization tools 
- Hands on google maps aps and third party aps 
- Hands on experience of new android architectures and components like MVVM, Room Persistence , Dagger 2, Observables , Rx Java
- Must have experience on Kotlin