Senior Android Developer

Key Responsibilities

• Prototype new app and feature ideas and explore new technologies that are at the forefront of mobile technology
• Integrating back-end API's with front-end.
• Maintain android apps, listen to community and fix issues that arise
• Design and implement new features, create UI, debugging
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Collaborate with other team members

Key Requirements

• Strong expertise in Java
• Experience with releasing, maintaining mobile code
• Strong focus on high-quality mobile UI experiences
• Deep understanding of Android SDK
• Proficient understanding of code versioning

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

Responsibilities

• Translate designs and wireframes into high quality, high performant, reusable and maintainable code.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams (engineers, product managers, designers etc. ) to define, design and ship new features.
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance, ensuring our applications run smoothly across a wide array of devices including low end mobile devices and across varied form factors.
• Develop empathy with end customers, measure product usage patterns, suggest and incorporate inputs in the product development lifecycle.
• Be agile and continue to learn, grow, and help us tackle brand new challenges as we build for Bharat.

Requirements:

• An ideal candidate will be someone who has a good mix of software engineering expertise (Android), product thinking and leadership qualities.
• 2-5 years of experience in product based startups.
• Proficiency with Kotlin.
• Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON.
• Experience with offline storage & caching, threading and performance tuning.
• Working knowledge of the Android landscape, architectures, trends and its roadmap.
• Experience with third party libraries and APIs (e. g. Dagger, Retrofit, Firebase etc. ).
• Solid understanding of the complete Android app development lifecycle & Android platform APIs.
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization.

Good to have:

• Have published at least one original Android application or have contributed to any open source project.
• Experience with any NoSQL database and designing schema.
• Prior experience of working with a FinTech startup.