Senior Android Developer

• Proficient in Kotlin
• Experience in MVVM Code architecture
• Understanding of using Jetpack libraries in Android
• Experience in RxJava techniques
• Capable of learning a new technology like Flutter
• Knowledge in Android app life cycle
• Have experience in Android app submission in PlayStore
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Proven software development experience and Android skills development
• Proven working experience in Android app development
• 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

We are looking for a Mobile Lead (IOS & Android) for one of the leading TMT bar manufacturers & suppliers in Kolkata.

Role - Mobile Lead (IOS & Android)

Experience - 5+ years

Location - Kolkata

Job Description :-

As a Mobile Lead, your primary responsibility is to oversee the development and maintenance of mobile applications for our organization. 

Some of the key job responsibilities include :-

1. Leading the Mobile Development Team: You will lead a team of developers, designers who are responsible for building and maintaining mobile applications. You will be responsible for Coding, delegating tasks, setting goals and timelines, and overseeing the team's performance to ensure that the development process runs smoothly.

2. Developing Mobile Applications: You will be responsible for developing mobile applications for iOS and Android platforms, using a range of programming languages such as Swift, Java, Kotlin, and React Native. You will need to ensure that the application is scalable, user-friendly, and meets the specific requirements of the organization.

3. Collaborating with Stakeholders: You will be responsible for collaborating with various stakeholders in the organization, including product managers, project managers, designers, and other development teams to understand the requirements and objectives of the application. You will need to ensure that the application aligns with the overall product roadmap and meets the business objectives.

4. Ensuring Quality: You will be responsible for ensuring the quality of the mobile application, including testing, debugging, and fixing any issues that arise during the development process. You will need to

ensure that the application is free of bugs, runs smoothly, and meets performance and usability standards.

5. Keeping Up with Emerging Trends: You will need to stay up to date with the latest developments in mobile technology, and emerging trends in user experience and design. You will need to ensure that the mobile application is using the latest technologies and is in line with industry best practices.

6. Managing Project Budget: You will be responsible for managing the budget for mobile development projects, including resource allocation, vendor management, and contract negotiations.

Overall, the Mobile Lead is a critical role that requires a strong understanding of mobile development processes and the ability to lead a team to deliver high-quality mobile applications.

Who are we and what do we do?

Digio is a fast growing,profitable product startup founded in 2016 by ex-Flipkart, Twitter folks, playing a key role in India’s Digital story.

The company is building software platforms and products to power business processes, to go paperless and digital in order to bring down cost overheads, time involved in erstwhile offline business processes, thereby being instrumental in increasing operational efficacy and human productivity along with enabling presence-less digital reach and super rich end user experience.

Digio is the market leader in India for Digital onboarding and has played a key role so far in enabling Digital Transformation in India by empowering a large part of the Indian eco-system specifically Fintech sector of India. Digio has been honored as the world's 100 most innovative Regtech companies by the World Fintech Forum.

You can view their website at http://www.digio.in/">https://www.digio.in or find them on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Roles & Responsibilities:

As a Senior Android Engineer at Digio your responsibilities will be:

• Drive Digio SDKs, Libraries, App development in Java, Kotlin and Flutter.
• Take care of performance and security Android level.
• Keep it crash free, modular, perfectly memory managed for mass level usage.
• Usage of Java based REST APIs and backend level developments.
• Drive Android level development as well around available AI, ML and Vision Android libraries.

Requirements:

• Education: B.Tech. (CS/IT) / B.Sc. (CS) / M.Tech. / MCA.
• Experience suitable to above mentioned requirements around Android. IOS experience is plus.
• Experience in creating Android Apps from scratch.
• Experience with Kotlin, Flutter. Experience with Dagger. 
• Experience in dealing with WebViews - Javascript and Native android communications.
• Good low level and High level software design and architecture skills, experience of working with distributed environments.
• Have good understanding on Android and IOS internals and memory management.
• Fast learning abilities.
• 3-5 years of experience and at least 2 years working with product company.

Job Responsibilities:

- Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems, delivering high-availability and performance.

- Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle: concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores and support.

- Diagnose performance issues, fix bugs (including crashes and ANRs) to increase the functionality of the application.

- Write well designed, testable, efficient code.

- Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications

- Prepare and produce releases of software components

- Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review

Desired Profile :

B.Sc. (CS or IT) + MCA/ BCA + MCA/ B.Tech. /B.E. (CS or IT) .

Experience required- 1 - 2 years

- Subject Proficient in Java/Kotlin programming

- Knowledge and experience in Flutter Framework and DART programming

- Hands on experience in using RESTful APIs

- Hands on experience in designing and developing micro-services architecture and containers

- Object oriented analysis, UML and design using common design patterns.

- Hands on experience in development IDE Android Studio, Android SDK, Firebase Test Lab

- Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning

- Familiarity with push notifications

- Familiarity with IOS integration with Flutter

- Experience using GitHub or similar environment

- Complete understanding of SDLC

- Experience with Agile development

- Experience with Material Design and Android UI design principles, patterns and best practices

- Good knowledge of adding third-party libraries for Eg. Twilio

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

• Create games in Unity for iOS and Android.
• Write super-clean, testable, and well-documented code in C#
• Collaborate effectively with a small, high-energy team of illustrators, designers, and programmers.
• Work with other developers to devise customized solutions to difficult problems.
• Self-motivation with a strong desire to learn and stay up to industry standards.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and contribute to multiple projects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Capable of working independently and within teams.
• Deadline-oriented contributes to team efforts by accomplishing tasks on time.

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