Senior Android Developer

What does the core role include?

• Designing and developing high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems and delivering high-availability and performance
• Designing stateless components in React Native
• Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Working with the developers to create and maintain a robust framework to support the apps
• Working with the developers to build the interface with a focus on usability features
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What else can you expect in the role?

• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Optimizing performance for the apps
• Problem-solving skills, analytical mind, and positive attitude
• Ability to think from end users perspective and focused on improving the overall product experience.
• Deliver across the entire app life cycle concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores and support
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What can fetch you brownie points?

• Hands on experience with React Native is required
• Hands-on experience in React Native APIs, ReactJS, Javascript, ECMAScript (OOJS) and JSX.
• Strong understanding of JavaScript ecosystem
• Hands on experience on Android in creating Hybrid / Native applications
• Demonstrable UI/UX experience on a large-scale app.
• Thorough understanding of React Native development tools like IDEs (Nuclide, Atom, Sublime Text, or Visual
• Good knowledge of JS frameworks like ReactJS is a plus.

Desired Skills and Experience

Hybrid Apps,React Native, Native iOS and Android Architecture understanding

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

Who are we and what do we do?

Digio is a fast growing,profitable product startup founded in 2016 by ex-Flipkart, Twitter folks, playing a key role in India’s Digital story.

The company is building software platforms and products to power business processes, to go paperless and digital in order to bring down cost overheads, time involved in erstwhile offline business processes, thereby being instrumental in increasing operational efficacy and human productivity along with enabling presence-less digital reach and super rich end user experience.

Digio is the market leader in India for Digital onboarding and has played a key role so far in enabling Digital Transformation in India by empowering a large part of the Indian eco-system specifically Fintech sector of India. Digio has been honored as the world's 100 most innovative Regtech companies by the World Fintech Forum.

You can view their website at http://www.digio.in/">https://www.digio.in or find them on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Roles & Responsibilities:

As a Senior Android Engineer at Digio your responsibilities will be:

• Drive Digio SDKs, Libraries, App development in Java, Kotlin and Flutter.
• Take care of performance and security Android level.
• Keep it crash free, modular, perfectly memory managed for mass level usage.
• Usage of Java based REST APIs and backend level developments.
• Drive Android level development as well around available AI, ML and Vision Android libraries.

Requirements:

• Education: B.Tech. (CS/IT) / B.Sc. (CS) / M.Tech. / MCA.
• Experience suitable to above mentioned requirements around Android. IOS experience is plus.
• Experience in creating Android Apps from scratch.
• Experience with Kotlin, Flutter. Experience with Dagger. 
• Experience in dealing with WebViews - Javascript and Native android communications.
• Good low level and High level software design and architecture skills, experience of working with distributed environments.
• Have good understanding on Android and IOS internals and memory management.
• Fast learning abilities.
• 3-5 years of experience and at least 2 years working with product company.

e are looking for a strong mobile app developer who welcomes both engineering and maintenance tasks. The primary focus will be to implement new user interfaces and features together with automated unit and integration tests.
You will be working with our candid and collaborative team, where your knowledge and advice about application architecture and the newest mobile technologies will be highly appreciated. The code you write will need to be cleanly organized and of the highest quality. You’ll also help ensure solid application performance and an excellent user experience.

Skills and Qualifications
Deep Knowledge in Flutter with 2+ years of active development.
Extensive knowledge about mobile app development. This includes the whole process, from the first line of code to publishing in the store(s)
Familiarity with RESTful APIs and mobile libraries for networking
Familiarity with the JSON format
Experience with profiling and debugging mobile applications.
Familiarity with Git, Firebase and push notifications systems
Duties and Responsibilities
Developing new features and user interfaces from wireframe models
Ensuring the best performance and user experience of the application
Fixing bugs and performance problems
Writing clean, readable, and testable code
Cooperating with back-end developers, designers, and the rest of the team to deliver well-architected and high-quality solutions.
Knowledge on native android and ios development would be an added advantage.

DESIRED SKILLS:

1. Android Development
2. Java / Kotlin
3. Javascript
4. UI / UX
5. Prototyping and Wireframing
6. Graphics and whiteboard application
7. Video-streaming and camera handling on Android
   
   
   

• 5+ years of JavaScript experience
• Extensive experience with Angular and Ionic
• 5+ years of object-oriented software development of web applications
• Mobile app development and testing (Android and IOS)
• Deep knowledge of AngularJS practices and commonly used modules based on extensive work experience
• Preferable Experience in Cloud Technologies (AWS, AZURE)
• Experience with MS SQL stored procedures, database design and optimization
• Experience developing and utilizing web services
• Experience with high volume consumer-oriented web sites
• Experience working in an Agile Scrum environment
• Experience with formal test procedures, release management
• Preferable Travel industry experience preferred, especially programming associated with GDS’s - SABRE, Farelogix, and Travelport
• Ability to distill complex business needs into functional requirements
• Excellent follow-up, verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills and an ability to make good decisions
• Team player with a professional attitude
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and maintain tight schedules
• Ability to work effectively with a geographically dispersed team in India

Strategic and Development Responsibilities

• Ability to "think outside the box"
• Ability to provide accurate and timely project estimates.

Software Tools/Languages

Required:        MS Visual Studio, MS SQL Server Management Studio, IIS, AWS, Angular, Ionic, Android, C#, Web Services, MS SQL (stored procedures), Jenkins, DevOps Tools.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in CS, MIS, or equivalent.

We are building a new app in vernacular languages in the ed-tech domain. Looking for highly skilled React Native + Android frontend engineers to build the product with A player's team.

We are funded by a leading VC in the country.