Technical Lead - Android at Y Media Labs · Remote, Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 7 - 12 years · ₹14L - ₹22L / yr · Profitable · Remote friendly · Posted 21 Jan 2022
Through next-generation technologies and world-class design, we help brands like Apple,
PayPal, L'Oreal, Home Depot, Kaiser Permanente, State Farm, First Republic Bank develop solutions that drive major business outcomes. Founded in 2009, Y Media Labs is
headquartered in Silicon Valley with four offices worldwide including Atlanta, Indianapolis,
Bangalore & Sao Paulo. We came of age with the invention of the app store. We have mobile in our DNA. We create solutions across the digital ecosystem. Unlike agencies who are born desktop, we are deeply connected to how consumer perception has shifted thanks to the mobile lifestyle. We have built and launched 207 products, delighted over 407 million users, built over 200+ apps, work with 30 Fortune 500 clients, been responsible for over 400 billion transactions through our work and generated over $200 billion in transactions for our clients, and been featured on the
app store over 700+ times!
• Portfolio of our work can be found @ ymedialabs.com/work
• Live look into our engineering team @ medium.com/ymedialabs-innovation
• Live look into our design team @ dribbble.com/ymedialabs
Our team in Bangalore is close to 180 strong, and we are growing in a variety of ways. Our
goals include a culture of excellence and we are looking to transform the team to be one of
the best tech teams in Bangalore.
We are looking to hire multiple Android Engineers at different levels to help us code the
world class apps we are creating. If you are a mobile engineer looking to build apps that will be used by millions of consumers worldwide, build apps for brands that you can be proud to show to your family and friends – you need to join us!
Key Responsibilities
• Show your passion and develop high-quality, state-of-the-art native Android apps
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applications
• Code reviews, automated unit testing, documentation for any code you write
• Deal with ambiguity and work in a rapidly evolving environment, with time-sensitive
projects
• Deadlines matter to us. Plan your work and meet your deadlines, while maintaining
code quality.
• Lead product initiatives and work on next generation prototypes
• Work with other engineers, product management, QA, and operations teams to
develop and meet functional and non-functional requirements on schedule
• Work in an environment of an agile, test-driven fast feedback cycle (continuous
integration, unit, functional, integration and acceptance testing)
• Get involved in client interactions and gathering project requirements
• Learn and adapt to new technologies
• Bring new ideas and technologies to the team that can improve the product or process.
• Depending on your level of skills and maturity (not seniority), mentor other engineers.
What we are looking for
• Strong foundation in Computer Science fundamentals like data structures and
algorithms, and software engineering principles
• Passionate about creating great code
• Multiple years of experience in Android application development, with Java and/or
Kotlin. Kotlin experience is a major advantage.
• More than one published application on the Google Play store available for immediate
download and review by our team. Please provide names of all your apps that you've
worked with a brief description of your contribution (if not individually developed).
• Strong experience in building and publishing commercial applications to Google Play
store.
• Multiple years of in Java I/O, RDBMS, Networking, Generics and well-known
application frameworks.
• Solid Understanding of Android design principles and interface guidelines.
• Experience with performance and memory tuning using tools
• Experience coding with RESTful APIs to connect applications to back-end services.
• Great team player who works well in collaborative situations
• Experience with iOS app development is a major plus. Experience with cross-platform
tools would be an advantage
• Experience with tools like Git, Jira, Basecamp, BitBucket, Azure DevOps would be an
advantage.
• Good to have experience working with IOT projects, Bluetooth technologies
• Active Open Source, GitHub or Stack Overflow contribution will be a big plus
• Having personal apps in play store will be an added advantage
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends & emerging
technologies.
Work from Home Related
Given the current situation it is expected that working from home for extended periods is a
reality that continues for many months. You must be able to fulfil the following requirements:
• You must have a high-speed broadband connection and must be able to provide
evidence of it
• You must have a proper working environment at home, like a desk, chair and any
other required infrastructure
• You must be able to and willing to attend video calls as part of your workday
Job Perks
• Awesome work environment and opportunity to work with great minds
• Work in fun teams on projects that impacts millions of people
• 24x7 stocked pantry with snacks and Coffee/Tea

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