Sr. Android Developer

Job description
3+ Years of experience in Android application development.
Strong knowledge of core JAVA and Kotlin.
Strong knowledge of Android SDK, Android Studio, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes.
Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices.
Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.
Experience working with remote data via REST API.
Experience working with JSON and XML parser.
Strong knowledge of SQLite database.
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
Should know how to release applications to the Google Play store.
Should have commercially published at least 3 applications.
Good to have knowledge of React native.

 

• FDesign and implement user interface components for JavaScript-based web and mobile applications using React ecosystem

 

• Build app and UI components from prototypes and wireframes

 

• Stay updated with new updates, technologies, and news of React Native

 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills to communicate strategy

 

Skills That Will Help You In The Role

 

Must-Have Skills: React web and mobile along with tools like Flux, Flow, Redux, etc.

 

Good to Have:  JavaScript, CSS, HTML, functional programming, and front-end languages

S/he will be responsible for complete react-native development and collaborate as required with product management and user experience teams. ● S/he will architect and design product features with a focus on maintainability, extensibility, scalability, and lowest operational cost. ● S/he will be responsible for undertaking proof-of-concept work where required. ● S/he will be responsible for coding and implementing features with very high coverage of unit tests and component tests ● S/he will be responsible for managing a team of android/reactive native developers, and perform design and code reviews. ● S/he will continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency What are we looking for? ● S/he must have experience in delivering projects using react native ensuring performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications ● S/he must have strong design and programming skills in Kotlin, JavaScript, Typescript, react components, Android SDK, Android Studio, SDK, RXJava, HTML5, CSS3, JS, RWD and other mobile frameworks and /or accelerators. ● S/he must have experience with offline storage, multi-threading, performance tuning, memory tuning and RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services ● S/he must have experience with Model-View View-Model, Model View Presenter software architecture, retrofit, and dagger among others

● S/he must have unit-testing the code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability. ● S/he must have experience in mobile analytics. ● S/he must have experience in designing, optimizing and integrating business processes across disparate systems and mobile technologies.

Good-To-Haves / Desired Qualifications

● It would be good if, s/he has the ability to multi-task, prioritize, be attentive to detail, have an eye for design, think logically, organize and communicate coherently. ● It would be good if, s/he is fast paced, collaborative / team player, performance-driven and self-motivated ● It would be good if, s/he is curious, analytical, a problem solver and has logical reasoning.

Designation: Technical Lead - Android (ABL_SS_597)

Position description:

• Responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a vast number of diverse Android devices. 
• Along with Hands-on development will lead the development of Android applications and their integration with back-end services. 
• Work alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure.
• Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code
• Design, build and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Kotlin and Swift code
• Would be working on IOS platforms hands on along with Android.
• 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.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Would be building features and services in android and ios.

 

Required Skills:

• 7 – 11 years of work experience of Kotlin, RxKotlin and Java
• Knowledge of different designing patterns, Preferably MVVM.
• Experience in Socket Programming and Android Jetpack Components.
• Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes &
• Understanding of Android Porting and Build process, Android native and System app.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services GRPC, Retrofit.
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications, Deep Linking
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Nice to have an understanding of Swift, Objective-C and Cocoa Touch
• Nice to have an understanding with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, etc.
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Familiarity with Flutter or React Native 

About the company:

Tathastu, the next-generation innovation labs is Future Group’s initiative to provide a new-age retail experience - combining the physical with digital and enhancing it with data. We are creating next-generation consumer interactions by combining AI/ML, Data Science, and emerging technologies with consumer platforms.

 

The E-Commerce vertical under Tathastu has developed online consumer platforms for Future Group’s portfolio of retail brands -Easy day, Big Bazaar, Central, Brand factory, aLL, Clarks, Coverstory. Backed by our network of offline stores we have built a new retail platform that merges our Online & Offline retail streams. We use data to power all our decisions across our products and build internal tools to help us scale our impact with a small closely-knit team.

 

Our widespread store network, robust logistics, and technology capabilities have made it possible to launch a ‘2-Hour Delivery Promise’ on every product across fashion, food, FMCG, and home products for orders placed online through the Big Bazaar mobile app and portal. This makes Big Bazaar the first retailer in the country to offer instant home delivery on almost every consumer product ordered online.

 

Location: Bangalore or Mumbai-based candidates.   

 

Role & Responsibility:

• 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
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

 

Requirement:

• 3-5 year of experience in Android app development
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Should be passionate about the code you write
• Good understanding of Android jetpack libraries and internals
• Good experience on java 
• Knowledge of kotlin is a plus
• Good Knowledge of MVVM, MVP, Dagger, Observables, Livedata, Retrofit, Glide, OkHttp
• Understanding in Unit Testing will be a plus
• Proven software development experience and Android skills development
• Proven working experience in Android app development and
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.

5+ years of technical web & mobile platforms / product development experience.
• Experience with ReactJS, React-Native, TypeScript, NodeJS, NestJS, Docker/Kubernetes
• Experience with developing for (Android, iOS)
• Has knowledge of & experience with relational and non-relational data stores
• Affinity with Data, database designs and BI tools (Power BI experience is a big +)
• Cloud Experience, well versed with Azure cloud stack
• Experience with Git (GitHub)/ Bitbucket
• Experience with microservices
• Experience with visual presentation layer programming
• Experience working with UI/UX designers

Skill:-

• Candidate must be strong in logic and programming
• Perform all phases of software development life-cycle, including application design, programming, testing (unit and system level), internal documentation of code.
• Strong knowledge Native Android APIs
• Experience with internet technologies such as JSON, XML, HTTP, REST, AWS, MySQL
• Experience with analytics, crash reporting and other
• Core Data and integration with downstream REST APIs & services
• Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks like jQuery, AngularJS is plus
• Ability to work in a variety of client settings and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Strong communication and client-facing skills with the ability to work in a consulting

Mandatory: Hands on experience working with Java or Kotlin. Very strong logical skills. Good hold on operating system concepts and data structure. Experience with web services , SQL Lite , camera kit , image caching concepts, keychain , past experience working with one of the design patterns like MVC / MVVM / MVP , network check implementation.

Good to have:  Rx-Swift experience , video / image filter experience , media player usage , complex UX effects , couch-db , RealM.Knowledge of GIT management , Continuous Integration and Continuous Development practices.

Soft Skills: Strong communication skills , high spirited , eager to learn , able to perform in a high pressure environment

Proficiency with React Native.
Experience with React.js and Redux.
Hands on experience in Application Design and Development on React Native platform.
Experience in Mobile application development Android/iOS will be the bonus.
Understanding of React Native's best practices for application development. Strong understanding of the development of UI transitions, animations, image processing etc will be the bonus.
Experience in leading development projects.
Understanding of Unit Testing, Debugging Methodology used in React Native Apps.
Understanding of available framework(s) for application development on the ReactNative platform.
Understanding the integration of native modules with React Native code will be the bonus.
Experience and Understanding of ES6 & JavaScript Concepts.
Basic knowledge of Nodejs, NPM and node modules.
Require knowledge of Version Control GIT.