Senior Android Engineer

About HeyCoach:

We are an exceptional group of highly skilled individuals, passionate about addressing a fundamental challenge within the education industry. Our team consists of talented geeks who possess a deep understanding of the issues at hand and are dedicated to finding innovative solutions. In our quest for excellence, we are constantly seeking out remarkable individuals who can contribute to our growth and success. Whether it's developing cutting-edge technologies, designing immersive learning experiences, or implementing groundbreaking teaching methodologies, we consistently strive for excellence.

Job Description:

• Mobile App Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, and deploy robust and scalable Android applications.
• Code Optimisation: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, with a focus on performance and responsiveness. Identify and address bottlenecks and bugs.
• UI/UX Implementation: Work closely with designers to implement visually appealing and intuitive user interfaces. Ensure seamless integration between the front-end and back-end components.
• API Integration: Integrate with RESTful APIs and third-party services to enhance app functionality and data exchange.
• Testing and Debugging: Conduct thorough testing of applications, including unit testing and debugging. Collaborate with quality assurance teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality software.
• Platform Compatibility: Stay updated on the latest Android platform updates and ensure compatibility with various devices and screen sizes.
• Performance Optimization: Continuously optimize application performance, keeping up with best practices and industry standards.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other developers and team members to achieve project goals. Participate in code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions.

Requirements:

• Engineers with 1-6 years of experience in shipping consumer-facing Android apps with the large user base, ideally currently available on the Google Play Store.
• Top-notch programming skills in Java, Kotlin and Android along with MVVM, Dagger2, Room, LiveData, Coroutine & JetPack-Components.
• Command of memory management, view hierarchy, battery optimisation and in-depth experience with multi threaded and networked applications.
• Worked with Restful APIs, third-party SDK Integrations and common technologies like HTTPS, JSON, OAuth, and SQL.
• Thorough working knowledge of Android Studio with the Gradle build system.
• Understanding the quirks of the fragmented ecosystem of Android OS versions and devices.
• Focus on Material Design principles and pixel-perfect implementation of the design into code.
• Solid experience with Git Care for quality with an obsession for performance and willingness to spend time testing the team's work as well as yours.

This person MUST have:

• B.E Computer Science or equivalent.
• Demonstrable portfolio of released applications on the Android market with experience in Android development. 
• In-depth knowledge of at least one programming language like Kotlin 
• Strong knowledge of how to work with RESTful APIs 
• Strong Familiarity with OOP design principles 
• Integrate with our backend web services to deliver better and faster user experience 
• Strong knowledge of version control (i.e. git, svn, etc.) 
• Ability to performance tune and scale applications 
• Agile development experience 
• Experience working at a software product company is a major plus  
• Passion to learn and develop new skills continuously 
• Strong sense of ownership in every application they build 
• Working with highly collaborative and dynamic team environments 

Experience:

• Min 3 year experience
• Startup experience is a must.
   

Location:

• Remotely, anywhere in India

Timings:

• 40 hours a week but with 4 hours a day overlapping with client timezone.  Typically clients are in California PST Timezone.

Position:

• Full time/Direct
• We have great benefits such as PF, medical insurance, 12 annual company holidays, 12 PTO leaves per year, annual increments, Diwali bonus, spot bonuses and other incentives etc.
• We dont believe in locking in people with large notice periods.  You will stay here because you love the company.  We have only a 15 days notice period.

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• Framework7:

- B.E/M.C. A Or B.C.A Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, Or Similar Relevant Field

- 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 - Good Knowledge of Kotlin.

- At Least Publish 3-4 Application in the Play Store

 - Knowledge of Cross-Platform And iOS Development Will Be an Advantage.
-  Knowledge of health care and e-commerce domain will be good.

Here’s what you will do day-to-day:

Brainstorm, contribute new ideas, conceive innovative strategies, and implement solutions to difficult problems

Work with fellow designers and developers in an iterative environment with short and impactful development cycles 

Exploit the most advanced Android APIs and platform features to build innovative solutions to real-world problems 

Build all the necessary tools and infrastructure to enable rapid mobile development 

Work closely with our backend team to interface with RESTful API services 

Work with real-time feedback from our users to make the product better 

Discover, design, develop, deploy, debug. Repeat! 

Why work with us?

Work in a very small, highly talented team consisting IIT alumnus and rockstar developers

High standard of engineering quality 

Work on cutting edge technologies in android development so that you are always updated with the trends in android community. P.S. We hate outdated technologies! 

High impact role at fast paced growth company 

Skills we are looking for - Android Engineer:

Must be able to independently design, code and test major features, as well as work jointly with other team members to deliver complex changes.

Strong object-oriented design and coding skills (Java, Kotlin) 

Solid software development background including design patterns, algorithms, data structures 

Experience with MVVM or MVP or Clean architecture 

Experience with mobile data storage with SQLite/Room or other DBs including no-SQL 

Understanding of RxJava, Dependency Injection frameworks like Dagger 2 

Good experience in memory management, performance tuning, and resource optimizations 

Has published at least one app in play store 

Few Good to Haves:

Kotlin experience is a big plus

Experience working in a startup 

Experience with Camera and Google Maps apis 

Published apps in play store 

Github/Medium/StackOverflow presence 

Our Android Tech:

Clean architecture with best practices in MVVM 

Latest jetpack components 

Reactive programming 

Kotlin

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Roles and Responsibilities
1. Developing high-quality JavaScript code for the application.
2. Working closely with design and technology teams to gather requirements and formulate solutions.
3. Coordinating with back-end team to establish JSON-based APIs.
4. Deploying and managing application on Google Play Store & App Store.
5. Optimizing application for maximum speed, performance, and compatibility.
6. Making recommendations to address UI/UX issues.
7. Providing assistance to QA to ensure the app is properly tested and QAd.

Desired Candidate Profile
1. Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or related field.
2. Strong experience working with React Native on production apps, with knowledge of existing standards and best practices.
3. Strong experience in JavaScript, and Redux.
4. Experience with version control tools (GIT).
5. Experience with responsive design/implementation.
6. Familiarity with REST APIs.
7. Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Web pack, NPM, etc.

Bonus

Knowledge in any or all of any or all of Swift, Objective-C, Java, and Kotlin is a big plus.