Senior Android Developer

Krafty Solutions is looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, young-minded mobile application developer who take pride in the work they do.

Krafty Solutions is a product design and development studio where you will learn a lot in your field by working in a very friendly environment. An opportunity will be given based on your preference.

About You

If you're the guy who has a strong bias for making things happen, always wears a smile on your face, with a proactive attitude then we would like to meet you. You will work closely with your team leader who will help you to learn new things as well as resolve your doubts. If you're interested in creating a user-friendly environment by writing code and moving forward in your career, then this job is for you. We expect you to be a tech-savvy professional, who is curious about new digital technologies and aspires to combine usability with visual design.

Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of OOP, Java and Android SDK.
• Experience in RESTful, JSON and XML parsing, SQLite, Push Notification, Payment Gateway Integration, In app Purchase
• Experience of integrating third-party libraries.
• Hands on with Kotlin, Android-KTX libraries and Unit testing (Junit, Espresso, Mockito, Firebase Test-case)
• Hand on experience on Android UI Development (Material Design Component), multiple device resolution support, landscape and tablet support, multi-language & RTL support in layout.
• Understanding of App Lifecycle, Activity, Fragment, Background Service, Broadcast, Gradle, Memory management, Threading etc.
• Understanding of architecture design patterns like MVP and/or MVVM
• Android jetpack component(Room, DataBinding, LifeCycle, LiveData, Navigation, Paging, ViewModel, WorkManager)
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (e.g. GIT)
• Data binding library, constraint layout, RxJava concepts,
• Experience with publishing app on Google Play Console and managing the app lifecycle
• GraphQL knowledge is a plus

Responsibilities and Duties

• Overall responsibility and accountability for Android App
• Hands-on coding, systems analysis, design, and delivery of projects assigned.
• Overall App Design - code, performance, security, size
• Deliver new features, execute on the roadmap and plan for the future.
• Convert app requirements into actionable and tangible items for all stakeholders
• Release planning and timely integration with other stakeholders (product, backend, frontend, ui/ux etc)
• Proactive ANR, other crash fixes etc
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development/performance etc
• Improve product quality through code reviews, writing effective unit tests, and collaborating with QA

Key Skills

• Kotlin, Java, RxKotlin, RxJava, Android SDK, Android Studio, Git Required
• Education - B.E/ B.Tech/BCA/MCA/MSc IT degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Experience - 3-6 yrs

Benefits

• Great Company Culture - A relaxed, friendly and positive company culture with a dynamic young team
• Work-Life Balance - Genuine work/life balance served at Krafty.
• A Well Earned Rest - You will get 11 paid public holidays as well as 12 paid leaves. So, a total of 23 HOLIDAYS
• Flexible working hours - Reaching late at the office would never be an issue for you. Fully remote culture
• Weekends Off - Saturday & Sunday Fixed Off

What WE have

• A small, well-knit team with a bunch of self-driven aces who love their work as well as working here!
• A top notch product spanning web app, mobile app, chatbot and artificial intelligence tech stack
• An enviable client portfolio that includes known names such as LG, Biba, W, HPCL, Costa Coffee (to name a few), who depend on us to track their compliances and efficiencies.
• An open door culture
• An environment to push your boundaries and expand your skillsets
• A newer challenge every day!

What YOU must have

• 3-5 years’ experience with native mobile App development on both Android as well as iOS platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree or above in information systems or computer science
• Excellent knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, iOS framework
• Strong knowledge of Android & iOS UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to effectively integrate Android applications
• Should have worked on Apps using local resources (like camera, GPS, Speech recorder, settings etc) and having local storage capability using SQLite, xml, firebase etc.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git
• Familiarity with various testing tools
• Team player with strong communication, documentation  and collaboration skills

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to productively function under pressure and within a deadline oriented atmosphere
• Self-motivated and high-initiative taking
• Organized and detail orientated with strong work ethic
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

What will you do

• Translate designs and wire frames into high quality code

• Develop AI/ML based mobile apps for both Android and iOS
• Resolve bugs as reported by the QA team.
• Maintain code quality, organization, and automation
• Share weekly and monthly development plans and build releases schedule.

Impress us with your skill, self-drive and work ethics, and we will go any length to make you part of the growth journey!

• Strong experience in Flutter development for Android & iOS app
• Expertise in 3rd Party API implementation
• Experience in using GMAPS, FIREBASE other 3rd Party plugins