Senior Android Developer

Position Overview:

The Mobile Application Developer will be the primary resource responsible for Envoy’s mobile offering.  They will develop improvements using Ionic, as well as manage deployment to the appropriate app stores.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop solutions in Ionic with focus on building scalable, maintainable and secure code, while providing an intuitive, modern user experience
• Actively collaborate with business, production support, and other software engineers
• Maintain the mobile apps status and manage deployments to Google’s and Apple’s app stores
• Keep up to date and champion the latest mobile technology and methodologies

Position Requirements:

• At least 7 years of experience with mobile development OR a modern web platform such as Angular, React or Vue.js
• At least 2 years of experience and demonstrated expert knowledge of Ionic.
• Experience with maintaining and deploying mobile applications to Google’s and Apple’s app stores
• Ability to “own” a project and be a strong contributor without constant management.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills

Envoy Global is an equal opportunity employer and will recruit, hire, train and promote into all job levels the most qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identification, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other protected classification.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build advanced hybrid mobile applications using React Native
• Lead the application development effort by being the SPOC
• Build hybrid apps using React Native for Android/iOS
• Publish apps to the corresponding App store/Play store
• Implement new technologies to maximize application performance and optimize load time
• Collaborate with the back-end developer to build the RESTful APIs
• Research on emerging technologies and trends
• Participate in the planning and design of future software and technical architectures

Qualifications

• 2 years of hands-on experience in the full life cycle of Hybrid mobile application development including publishing one or more apps to the play store & app store
• Must have developed a Hybrid Mobile application using React. Hands-on Working experience with React Native is a must.
• Experience developing backend services preferably with NodeJS.
• Experience in developing apps on native Android/iOS platforms is a plus
• Experience in designing and working with n-tier architectures (UI, Business Logic Layer, Data Access Layer) along with some experience with service-oriented architectures (SOA)
• Strong skills in RESTful web services
• Experience with Agile methodologies would be helpful

Build apps that challenge your skills & change the way millions invest in stock markets Summary You will be coding, architecting and solving hard problems on android. If you like extreme scale, complexity & speed, then you will love it here. Tech Facts We support over 25000 concurrent users every second and over 1.5 Lac users per day We process over 10000 API calls per minute, in less than 30 ms We transmit over 20 Million messages per minute over Websockets We are a 6-member tech team. Yes! this is all done by this incredible lean team. Who are we We are on a mission to help retail traders prosper in the stock market. In just 3 years, we have the 3rd most popular app for the stock markets in India. And we are aiming to be the de-facto trading app in the next 2 years. We are a young, lean team of ordinary people that is building exceptional products that solve real problems. We love to innovate, thrill customers and work with brilliant & humble humans. Vision, DNA & Future: http://bit.ly/marketpulse-intro Website: http://www.market-pulse.in App Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.marketpulse Key Objectives for You Build & enhance our core android app Spearhead & build the #1 stock charts on android Architect & code medium to large features on your own Actively participate & contribute to analysis, testing & research Big Challenges for Us and You Everything we do from here is innovation. And that means building, learning & improvising at a rapid pace. Modularising the app into products Enabling faster deployment cycles with automation Building heavily personalised experiences (this one is the toughest mountain to climb) Possible Growth Paths for You Be a Technical Owner for individual products Be a Performance & Security Expert Be an iOS & Android Developer Become a Backend Developer in Elixir, Golang or Ruby A combination of these could be a logical way forward. Perks Challenges that will push you beyond your limits A democratic place where everyone is heard & aware No hierarchy, politics, bosses, managers or anything like that And most importantly, Happy Vibes! How to Apply? If you think this is a great opportunity for you, here’s what you need to do: Apply directly to this posting It would be great if you could mention in brief about why do you think this is a good opportunity for you. If you are think this job is not for you, but would like to talk to us & explore synergies, drop me a line perhaps, have a friend who would love this opportunity, share this link Thanks!

1. Work Experience between 3+  years in mobile applications with desire to work in fast paced startups
2. Worked on Android applications from scratch. Exposure to audio video content based applications is
preferred.
3. Up to date on upcoming trends in android and its ecosystem.
4. Sound knowledge about application performance tuning on all parameters like network utilization,
application size and battery usage.
5. Experience with dagger, retrofit, rx-android, android architecture components etc.
6. Hands on experience with test driven development, mock frameworks, modular code design and popular design patterns.

• 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.

Y Media Labs is a creative technology company that helps brands re-imagine their customer experiences. Our mission is to export the Silicon Valley mindset to the rest of the world. We create digital products with purpose that have a lasting impact on users' lives and clients' businesses. We are a team of dreamers and doers united by a simple idea: If we make a difference for your customers, we will make a difference for your business too. And it works. Since 2009, we have led early-stage startups and top-tier brands to "wow" their customers with best-in-class digital products and experiences. The Wall Street Journal calls us “YML is one of the most innovative companies in Silicon Valley.”
Through next-generation technologies and world-class design, we help brands like Apple,
PayPal, L'Oreal, Home Depot, Kaiser Permanente, State Farm, First Republic Bank develop solutions that drive major business outcomes. Founded in 2009, Y Media Labs is
headquartered in Silicon Valley with four offices worldwide including Atlanta, Indianapolis,
Bangalore & Sao Paulo. We came of age with the invention of the app store. We have mobile in our DNA. We create solutions across the digital ecosystem. Unlike agencies who are born desktop, we are deeply connected to how consumer perception has shifted thanks to the mobile lifestyle. We have built and launched 207 products, delighted over 407 million users, built over 200+ apps, work with 30 Fortune 500 clients, been responsible for over 400 billion transactions through our work and generated over $200 billion in transactions for our clients, and been featured on the
app store over 700+ times!
• Portfolio of our work can be found @ ymedialabs.com/work
• Live look into our engineering team @ medium.com/ymedialabs-innovation
• Live look into our design team @ dribbble.com/ymedialabs
Our team in Bangalore is close to 180 strong, and we are growing in a variety of ways. Our
goals include a culture of excellence and we are looking to transform the team to be one of
the best tech teams in Bangalore.

We are looking to hire multiple Android Engineers at different levels to help us code the
world class apps we are creating. If you are a mobile engineer looking to build apps that will be used by millions of consumers worldwide, build apps for brands that you can be proud to show to your family and friends – you need to join us!

Key Responsibilities
• Show your passion and develop high-quality, state-of-the-art native Android apps
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applications
• Code reviews, automated unit testing, documentation for any code you write
• Deal with ambiguity and work in a rapidly evolving environment, with time-sensitive
projects
• Deadlines matter to us. Plan your work and meet your deadlines, while maintaining
code quality.
• Lead product initiatives and work on next generation prototypes
• Work with other engineers, product management, QA, and operations teams to
develop and meet functional and non-functional requirements on schedule
• Work in an environment of an agile, test-driven fast feedback cycle (continuous
integration, unit, functional, integration and acceptance testing)
• Get involved in client interactions and gathering project requirements
• Learn and adapt to new technologies
• Bring new ideas and technologies to the team that can improve the product or process.
• Depending on your level of skills and maturity (not seniority), mentor other engineers.
What we are looking for
• Strong foundation in Computer Science fundamentals like data structures and
algorithms, and software engineering principles
• Passionate about creating great code
• Multiple years of experience in Android application development, with Java and/or
Kotlin. Kotlin experience is a major advantage.
• More than one published application on the Google Play store available for immediate
download and review by our team. Please provide names of all your apps that you've
worked with a brief description of your contribution (if not individually developed).
• Strong experience in building and publishing commercial applications to Google Play
store.
• Multiple years of in Java I/O, RDBMS, Networking, Generics and well-known
application frameworks.
• Solid Understanding of Android design principles and interface guidelines.
• Experience with performance and memory tuning using tools
• Experience coding with RESTful APIs to connect applications to back-end services.
• Great team player who works well in collaborative situations
• Experience with iOS app development is a major plus. Experience with cross-platform
tools would be an advantage
• Experience with tools like Git, Jira, Basecamp, BitBucket, Azure DevOps would be an
advantage.
• Good to have experience working with IOT projects, Bluetooth technologies
• Active Open Source, GitHub or Stack Overflow contribution will be a big plus
• Having personal apps in play store will be an added advantage
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends & emerging
technologies.

Work from Home Related
Given the current situation it is expected that working from home for extended periods is a
reality that continues for many months. You must be able to fulfil the following requirements:
• You must have a high-speed broadband connection and must be able to provide
evidence of it
• You must have a proper working environment at home, like a desk, chair and any
other required infrastructure
• You must be able to and willing to attend video calls as part of your workday

Job Perks
• Awesome work environment and opportunity to work with great minds
• Work in fun teams on projects that impacts millions of people
• 24x7 stocked pantry with snacks and Coffee/Tea

Experience: 2 years of minimum experience in Java/Kotlin Android app development

Good to have :
- Knowledge of Retrofit or Volley
- Knowledge Glide or Picasso
- Knowledge of Dagger, Hilt or Koin
- Understanding of major app architecture patterns
- Knowledge of Jetpack libraries
- Knowledge of Google Play Services
- Knowledge of Firebase Services
- Knowledge of Android Architecture Components
- Experience in Unit tests
- Experience in Instrumentation tests
- Understanding of REST APIs

- Understanding of memory management tools
- Understanding of performance monitoring tools
- Exposure to UI/UX best practices

Great to have:
- Experience with modularized apps
- Experience in Flutter/React-Native
- Experience in Design Systems
- Understanding of localization/internationalization
- Strong drive to learn and grow as the platform evolves

Passionate Android development resource with a flair for applying gaming philosophy in learning