Senior Android Developer

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Work with outside data sources and APIs
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance
• Ensure lightweight and highly responsive app
• Extending the features as per requirement
• Write expressive code that is clear enough to compensate for simple documentation
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

REQUIREMENTS

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Proven software development experience and Android skills development
• Proven working experience in Android app development and
• Have published at least one original Android app
• Experience with Android SDK, design principles, patterns, c,c++ and best practices
• 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
• Experience in using git preferably with github or bitbucket
• Familiarity with Google Maps API, push notifications, firebase, Dart,SMS gateways and Payment gateways
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.

Experience: 4+ years

JOB TYPE: Full-time

JOB LOCATION: Lower Parel, Mumbai

Required Skills and Expertise:

● Experience with native Mobile app development in Flutter.

● Working knowledge on MVVM/MVP architecture

● Strong knowledge on mobile app development cycle and design principles

● Good understanding of Android/iOS design guidelines

● Experienced in building mobile applications that utilizes web services (REST/JSON)

● Experience with third-party libraries and APIs

● Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git/Bitbucket

● Capability to work independently and in a team environment

● Capability to work in a fast-paced environment

Competitive Skills:

● Prior experience on Flutter/dart app development

● Prior experience on Flutter plugin development

● Working experience on GetX / BLoC

● Excellent problem solving skills

Role and Responsibilities:

● Design & implement new apps based on the product requirements using Flutter framework

● Maintain existing codebases

● Build reusable code and libraries for future use

● Integrate user interfaces elements developed by other developers

● Build user interfaces designed by UI/UX designers

● Integrate various SDKs and APIs from third parties

● Debug existing apps components, fix issues and avoid regressions

● Collaborate closely with the teams of UI/UX designers, PMs, QAs, and other developers

● Participate in software architecture, design discussions and code reviews

● Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability

● Follow the company guidelines and best practices

● Taking ownership of your work 

Note -

Pedigree - IIT is a must

Key Responsibilities

•  Build, iterate, and enhance mobile applications on Android.

•  Continue to evaluate innovative approaches on Android and present new ideas to improve our offering on Android and other mobile platforms.

•  Ensures that code developed is easy to test, easy to understand, extensible and meets the quality guidelines of the business unit.

•  Partner closely with the design team to create an intuitively easy to use application for our users.

•  Bring new features in the course taking experience to the Android platform.

•  Optimize the existing code for ease of use and performance and improve quality.

•  Continue to improve the development process. Evaluate and implement new tools as needed.

•  Lead and Contribute to a team culture that values quality while fostering initiatives and innovation.

• Knowledge of the common application/web security and OWASP vulnerabilities.

•  Knowledge of the encryption algorithms to protect sensitive information.

• Knowledge of PII, PCI, HIPPA, and GDPR compliance and how to implement.

• Understanding of security breaches of data-in-transit and data-at-rest and knowledge in implementation for both.

• Knowledge/Aware of finding the vulnerabilities of the third-party components/libraries used in the application and remediating vulnerabilities.

• Integrate with multiple devices & printers

Required skillset:

 Java, Android SDK, Rest API, SQLLite, Json, Enterprise mobility management (EMM) and EMV, POS application in Android(preferably version 4.4 Kitkat and API level 19 and above) 

Good to have:

 Play store deployment, push notifications, Web services, Android Location Services, Google Maps API, GIT

 Desired Competencies:

 Problem Solving Approach, Analytically strong, Time Management skills, Passionate to learn new technologies and working in an agile environment.

• Meeting with the product team to discuss ideas and specifications.
• Establishing strategy and development pipelines.
• Planning and implementing native functionality.
• Transforming design ideas into functional code.
• Designing and building native plugin codes.
• Identifying and fixing code errors and native plugin bottlenecks.
• Ensuring products conform to high industry standards.

About the Role

We, at upGrad, believe in giving ownership and responsibility to each one of the team members. As an iOS Developer, you will be a part of the iOS app development team and strive to deliver the best learning experience out there to our learners that upGrad is known for. You will be responsible for developing features, taking those features to production and maintaining the existing code.

Innovative nature and pro-active involvement in the product is taken very seriously at upGrad, therefore, a major part of your role would involve thinking about new features and new ways to deliver quality learning experience to our learners.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Own end to end development and operations of high-performance software development team.
• Design the architecture and deliver clean, testable, and scalable code 
• Participate in requirement gathering and display a strong sense of ownership and delivery 
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by
• Participating in regular peer-reviews of solution designs and related code 
• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.

Skills Required

• Minimum 6 years of strong iOS development experience with at least 2 Apps Published on App Store of Enterprise Platform.
• Strong Swift concepts along with OOPS, Computer Science fundamentals, Memory Management, App Profiling experience.
• In depth understanding of frameworks like UIKit, Foundation classes, AutoLayout, Core Data, Networking, Collections, GCD, ARC.
• Solid understanding to write modular code, template based programming which is Unit testable (Critical Requirement)
• Solid understanding of iOS architectural patterns especially VIPER (and MVVM) and their importance in scalable software development process.
• Prior understanding of Git (must have), JIRA, Trello, Confluence, etc
• Experience in iOS UI creation using Storyboards, XIB and Code.
• Experience with standard libraries like RxSwift, Swinject, Alamofire, etc.
• Good written and verbal communication.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple teams to work on different phases of the project.
• Knowledge about App Store, publishing an app and the common rejection reasons.