Senior Android Developer

Job Title: Android Developer

Experience: 5+ years

Location: Pune

Working Mode: Hybrid

Primary Skills: Android, Java, Kotlin

Good to have: Exp in video streaming tools

Qualification: B.Tech, M.Tech, MCA

Requirements:

· Proficiency in Kotlin programming language (3+ years)

· Experience with Java programming language

· Excellent understanding of design principles and implementation of MVVM

· Excellent object-oriented programming design

· Must know best practices for descriptive variable and function naming for quality of code and comments

· Experience writing unit tests

· Experience with Agile methodologies and Scrum

· Experience working with Git for source control

· Experience working with JIRA

· Experience in creating technical documentation (UML, Sequence, etc.).

· Experience with Agile methodologies and Scrum

· Knowledge in basic design best practices: Single Responsibility; Dependency Injection

· Knowledge and understanding of RESTful services, APIs, and the JSON file format & parsing.

· Understanding of CI/CD, frameworks, and deployment processes is desired

· Desired Flow, Coroutines, RxJava experience

· Desired C++ experience

· Experience with IoT is plus

Video Specific required:

· webRTC

· RTP

· Steaming protocol – HLS

· exoPlayer

· Video Codecs

· OpenGL

· MP4

· .H264/.H265

· G711 and/or Opus

We are looking for a hands-on Android Developer to join the mobile team for Empuls. The applicant must have Android software development skills, and a passion for delivering high-quality, rock-solid apps. Android programming works closely with other app development and technical teams.

• Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code.
• Design, build and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java and Kotlin code
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization.

An enthusiastic individual with the following skills. Please do not hesitate to apply if you do not match all of it. We are open to promising candidates who are passionate about their work and are team players.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science and a minimum of 4 years of Software Development experience. 
• Knowledge of mobile automation and experience on platforms such as espresso.
• Knowledge of application profiling and performance monitoring tools such as Android profiler, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, etc.
• Excellent coding skills in an object-oriented language such as Java and Kotlin.
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Have published at least one original Android app.
• Understanding of Google's Android design principles and interface guidelines.
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices.

This person MUST have:

• B.E Computer Science or equivalent.
• Demonstrable portfolio of released applications on the Android market with experience in Android development. 
• In-depth knowledge of at least one programming language like Kotlin 
• Strong knowledge of how to work with RESTful APIs 
• Strong Familiarity with OOP design principles 
• Integrate with our backend web services to deliver better and faster user experience 
• Strong knowledge of version control (i.e. git, svn, etc.) 
• Ability to performance tune and scale applications 
• Agile development experience 
• Experience working at a software product company is a major plus  
• Passion to learn and develop new skills continuously 
• Strong sense of ownership in every application they build 
• Working with highly collaborative and dynamic team environments 

Experience:

• Min 3 year experience
• Startup experience is a must.
   

Location:

• Remotely, anywhere in India

Timings:

• 40 hours a week but with 4 hours a day overlapping with client timezone.  Typically clients are in California PST Timezone.

Position:

• Full time/Direct
• We have great benefits such as PF, medical insurance, 12 annual company holidays, 12 PTO leaves per year, annual increments, Diwali bonus, spot bonuses and other incentives etc.
• We dont believe in locking in people with large notice periods.  You will stay here because you love the company.  We have only a 15 days notice period.

Roles and Responsibilities

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.

Desired Candidate Profile

- Deep experience contributing to and managing high-scale production mobile apps. You must have previous experience in Flutter development.

Responsibilities and Duties :

• 2-5 years working as a full-time professional developer (Mobile) and 2 Years in a flutter is must
• Experience building a complex mobile applications, flutter would be advantage
• Good to have if it's on the Play Store/App Store or any other demo
• Willing to work with cross-platform frameworks
• Willing to learn and work on different mobile platforms frameworks when needed.
• Familiar with REST Api's, websockets in mobile integration.
• Working with a version control system (i.e., Git)
• Good communication skills.

• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Team worker.
• Very comfortable learning new technologies, tools, and platforms.
• Highly motivated.
• Initiative and passionate.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

At Tailwebs, we’re well aware of the impact our solutions have on the world’s leading brands. But we won’t rest until everybody knows. We are looking for an Android developer who possesses a passion for pushing mobile technologies to the limits and will work with our team of talented engineers to design and build the next generation of our mobile applications.

GIVE UP BEING A PERFECTIONIST

Our ideal candidate will be trusted to dive right in, take the lead, make initiatives, and help top- notch brands that help make everyday activities easier for people around the world. You are never going to be perfect but keep on striving to become better at anything.

Tailwebs is a digital business organisation engaged with a range of companies from start-ups to top-notch corporations, which offers a multitude of services such as web designing, start-up software development, mobile/ web app development, and technology consulting.

Do you consider yourself to be a creative individual who is willing to step outside of the box in an effort to raise the bar in mobile technology development?

Then you might be the right team member we are looking for!

Have a look at your major objectives:

-Give up being a perfectionist

-Willingness to take that extra mile is the key to excel at this role in Tailwebs

Peek through what your weekly and monthly responsibilities look like?

-Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximise development

efficiency

-Working in a team of talented Android engineers to improve development

-Work closely with product management & UX to execute an idea from concept to delivery using

excellent software design, coding, & processes

-Design and build advanced app features for the Android platform

-Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code

-Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java code

-Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application

-Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

-Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

And here’s what you need to qualify for the interview:

• Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Ability to design applications around natural user interfaces, such as “touch”
• Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject

Job Type: Full-time

• Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals and excellent problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of software engineering practices, Data Structures & Algorithms.
• Solid programming skills in Java/Kotlin.
• Good communication skills.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Experience in Reactive programming, Asynchronous programming and Unit Testing will be an added advantage.
• 6-10 years of experience in product driven organization.

We are looking for a skilled professional proficient enough in working on building apps on Android platform.

As a developer, you will be responsible for leading the development and launch of product features. You will have significant influence on our overall strategy by helping define these product features, drive the system architecture, and spearhead the best practices that enable a quality product.

Responsibilities and Duties

Develop, Deploy and Maintain mobile applications on Android.

Developing high performance personal and commercial applications with Push notification, location based services, social features.

Primary testing the applications and ensuring the programs and applications do not have glitches, errors, or low functionality.
Fixing bugs by collaborating with QA team members.

Understanding of configuration aspects of devices - Configuration utility, configuration profiles.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in iPhone applications development.

• Ability to conceptualize and design mobile applications based on client need.

• Ability to lead and mentor a small team of developers.

• Ability to understand business requirements.

• Should be able to work independently

Job Type: Full-time