Senior Android Developer (java/Kotlin)

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Design, build and deliver enterprise level mobile applications
• Write code with standards and conventions and follow best practices
• Encourage and lead innovation and solid lifecycle processes
• Collaborate with team on work definition, estimation and prioritization
• Lead and grow as a professional software engineer.
• Full ownership of product deliveries and mentoring junior team members.
• Strong client interactions to provide excellent Quality of Service.
• Owning the code base and making sure all code is reviewed and is of very high quality.
• Write and modify coding conventions and standards documents for all development

Required Skills:

• 2-4 years experience in developing Android applications using Java and Kotlin

Technologies/Frameworks – 

• Java, Kotlin
• Maven, Git, Bitbucket
• Knowledge Data Structures
• SQLite, Room Database 

• Must have strong knowledge and experience in Agile based software development methodologies. Knowledge of an Agile tool like Jira.
• Must have a very strong knowledge of integrating various system and APIs (both REST and SOAP)
• Good to have: Experience of Payment Gateway Integration, Third Party SDK integrations
• Domain Preference
• FinTech, Banking, IoT

Responsibilities:

• Writing clean and efficient codes for Android applications
• Identifying and resolving bottlenecks, rectifying bugs and enhancing application performance.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and design new feature.
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.
• Ability to brainstorm and come up with solutions to open ended problems.
• Ability to take ownership and drive initiatives end to end.
• Desire to learn and dive deep into new technologies on the job.
• Solid understanding of CS fundamentals-Operating Systems, Databases and Data Structure.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Prior experience as an Android Developer using Java, Kotlin, Android SDK, Android NDK
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to effectively integrate Android applications
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.
• Passion for products and aspiration to make a big impact.
• Solid engineering principles and clear understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Expertise in implementation of custom UI components along with fabulous animations and  write/understand Rest APIs
• Experience working with Google Maps, Social APIs, Geo-locations, Media permissions, SMS fetch, etc.
• Experience in memory management and in designing high- performance apps

• 2+ years of relevant experience in Android Development.
• Should be strong in Android fundamentals (including UI design), OOP & Java fundamentals.
• Should be strong in Kotlin fundamentals and coroutines.
• Familiar with Android Architectures, Multithreading Concepts, Testing framework like JUnit, Espresso, Mockito and Reactive Programming.
• Familiar with Dependency Injection and memory optimization techniques.
• Practitioner of SOLID principles.
• Working experience in Compose and KMM (Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile) is an addon
• Should have been part of a team which has shipped at-least one App and lived through the process without too many scars
• Stellar problem solving skills
• Hunger to learn new things and ability to grasp new concepts quickly
• Ability to move quickly without breaking things too much (we are dreamers)
• Passion for developing awesome user experiences
• Ability to work under pressure which is balanced by a sense of responsibility and ownership.

We are searching for a brilliant, flexible android developer to create novel apps that meet the needs of our target audience. To this end, the android developer's responsibilities include writing and proofreading code, liaising with coworkers within and outside of their department, and monitoring customers' feedback. Over time, you will also be required to create app updates. To ensure success as an android developer, you should demonstrate proficiency in one of the mainstream programming languages, and a sound understanding of the traditional product life cycle. An exceptional android developer will be fearless but respectful in the pursuit of excellence, continually striving to shape the ways in which Android apps impact the world around us.

Responsibilities:

• Writing clean and efficient codes for Android applications
• Proofreading your code and correcting mistakes before each app is released.
• Collaborating with UI and UX Designers, as well as Software Testers, to ensure that each app is presentable and in perfect working order.
• Identifying and resolving bottlenecks, rectifying bugs and enhancing application performance
• Monitoring the performance of live apps and work on optimising them at the code level
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and design new features
• Implementing measures to safeguard users' data.
• Ensuring that the construction and presentation of your apps are congruent with the company's standards.
• Monitoring app reviews to detect areas for improvement.
• Creating app updates, including bug fixes and additional features, for release.
• Staying up to date with new mobile technology trends, applications, and protocols

About us:

Zapit aims to be a multi-platform single app solution for universal payments using blockchain technology. Our goal is to spread economic freedom by pushing the boundaries of p2p payments by introducing non-custodial decentralised financial services.

We are looking to build smart contracts that can be deployed for real world use cases such as insurances, loans and other useful decentralised financial products. We are also working towards building an economy where concepts like company shares, gift cards, discount coupons, loyalty points and more can be tokenised including NFTs in the form of art, music, gaming items, event tickets, design concepts and more.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with designers to develop a visually appealing, responsive & optimised app for mobile, web & desktop platforms.
• Use Flutter framework to develop great user experiences with effective workflows.
• Build reusable code and robust libraries of UI components.
• Write clean, maintainable and documented code with solid test coverage.
• Participate in the product roadmap discussions.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, scale and improve code base.
• Implement methods to understand user interaction and engagement on the product through metrics.

Requirements:

• Minimum experience of 1.5 years in Dart/Flutter development with a good knowledge of native Android & iOS development.
• Good understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms.
• Passionate and opinionated about beautiful design with an eye for detail.
• Should be updated with latest front end technologies and trends.
• Proficient knowledge of cross-browser compatibility issues and handle graceful degradation.
• Should have delivered multiple products.
• Interest in building things from scratch.
• Willingness and affinity to learn.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Self-motivated, work well independently or as part of the team.

Our Stack:

We tend to work with Javascript, Typescript, Dart, Flutter, gRPC, Express.js, Heroku, NodeJS, MongoDB, AWS, Solidity, Bitcoin Script.

Good-to-Have:

• Open Source contributions.
• Interest in Cryptocurrency/Payments space.
• Familiar with Git and GitHub/GitLab

Incentives:

• Equity in the company
• Get to work in a distributed team.
• Handsome pay. (Competitive)
• Fast opportunities for personal and professional learning and growth, tons of autonomy and responsibility, results-driven environment, international team, exposure to a wide array of ecosystems and trailblazing technology, flexible work hours.

Please include something beautiful you’ve implemented in the past if possible!

If you have examples of a project where you iterated after learning new things from potential users, please talk about that!