Senior Android Developer

Simply Fleet is a fast-growing SaaS solution to help automate an organization's fleet maintenance operations. You can learn more about our product by going to www.simply-fleet.com

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Android developer to manage the app development of Simply Fleet on Android. The developer will work closely with the other members of the product team to build and maintain Simply Fleet's Android app.

What you will do:

• You should be proficient in Android development with Kotlin
• You should have a fair idea about web services
• You should be comfortable working with JSON
• You should have a strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• You should have a working knowledge of location services
• Knowledge of AWS S3 is a plus
• You should have an understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• You should have deployed apps on Google Play Console
• We expect you to be proficient in best coding practices like adding comments, using proper naming conventions, performing unit testing of your code, etc.
• You should be well versed in developing in Android Studio

Who you are?

• You should have 2+ years of experience in Android development
• You should be committed since we follow a hybrid model
• You are expected to be present in our physical office in Pune, MH twice a week
• You should be willing to take complete ownership of your work
• Above all, you should be able to think independently and creatively

You can expect a smooth onboarding process with structured timelines. You can expect teams that listen and learn. You can expect to be counted on, and you'll be given the freedom to do your best work. We build our product, our teams, and our company for the long haul, so you can build your career here if you choose to. This is your platform to be a part of a growing startup and to work with some really awesome folks. We will make sure you have fun along the way.

Roles and Responsibilities

Key Performance Indicators:

Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code.

1. Design, build and maintain high performance, reusable and reliable Java code.
2. Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application.
3. Help in maintaining code quality, organization, and automatization.
4. Participating with the technical team in the execution of projects
5. Preparing the project documentation on its completion.
6. Analyzing defects and fixing it.
7. Maintaining On-time delivery of the projects.

Mandatory Skills:

1. Java, Kotlin, Android Studio, OOP Design, JSON, Retrofit, Firebase
2. Strong knowledge of Android SDK & different versions of Android.
3. Application development paradigms, memory management, and multi-threading
4. Comprehensive understanding of Android application architecture, Activities, Services, Intents, Content Providers and Notifications, Fragments, Application Development life-cycle, Web Apps, and Web View.
5. Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with clients at all levels and understand requirements carefully.
6. Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services.
7. Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices.
8. Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning.
9. Understanding of Google's Android design principles and interface guidelines.
10. A knack for writing clean, readable, and easily maintainable code.
11. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
12. Excellent attention to detail.
13. Good troubleshooting skills.
14. Basic knowledge of MVVM architecture

Job Description

• Architect, build and maintain excellent React Native applications with clean code.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Work as part of a small team to build React Native iOS / Android applications for clients

• Implement pixel-perfect UI's that match designs.

• Implement clean, modern, smooth animations and transitions that provide an excellent user experience.

• Integrate third-party API's.
• Release applications to iOS and Google Play stores.
• Work with native modules when required.

• Complete two week sprints and participate in sprint retrospectives and daily standups.

• Assist with building estimates.
• Interface with clients via Slack, Zoom, and email.

• You will build an android app for the Saathi users (Teachers and students) to manage teacher classes and students’ studies.
• You will work on building features end to end with complete ownership, developing, testing, and deploying the core features.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the Saathi app

• You have prior experience as an Android Developer using Kotlin or have a strong desire to shift to Kotlin.
• You have 2- 4 years of experience in android development.
• You have strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and know how to deal with different screen sizes
• You have proven work experience in design patterns mobile architecture using frameworks such as MVVM/MVC
• You have familiarity with various testing tools
• You are good in pixel-perfect implementation of designs
• You can easily pick up new technologies and frameworks on the go. For you, engineering is about principles and practices; technology is about tools and tradeoffs.
• You have excellent problem-solving skills and can map out the system design for a feature end to end and execute on it.
• You want to be involved actively in the product development process and can come up with out-of-the-box ideas for unique features.
• And most importantly, you are fun to work with! 😌