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Job Title: Android Developer

Experience: 4 to 5 Years

Location: Bangalore, Pune, Gurgaon, Chennai, Bhopal, Jaipur

Work Mode: Hybrid (2-3 Days Work from Office)

Notice Period: Immediate joiners preferred

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled and passionate Android Developer with 4-5 years of hands-on experience to join our mobile development team. The ideal candidate should have solid experience in building native Android applications using Java and Kotlin, with a deep understanding of Android SDKs and design patterns. You will be working in a collaborative environment on scalable and user-centric mobile apps for various domains.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in Android Development using Java and Kotlin.
• In-depth understanding of Android SDK, Android Studio, and different Android versions.
• Familiarity with MVVM/MVP architecture, Jetpack components, LiveData, and ViewModel.
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs (Retrofit, Glide, Firebase, etc.).
• Knowledge of unit testing, debugging, and optimization for performance.
• Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines.
• Strong knowledge of mobile UI/UX standards and guidelines.
• Familiarity with version control tools like Git.

.Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Android applications.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code in Java and Kotlin..
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Work on continuous improvement of application performance and user experience.
• Integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers.

Mandatory Requirement

• Valid Passport is a must. Candidates without a valid passport will not be considered.

Why Join Us?

Be a part of an innovative team where your work directly impacts user experience at scale. Work in a hybrid environment that promotes both productivity and flexibility, with exposure to international projects and cutting-edge technologies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Participating in the entire product lifecycle (analyze, develop, test, release, and support.
• Contributing to research for new web and mobile technologies and recommend solutions to improve interface designs and interactions
• Testing, debugging, and fine-tuning to optimize the application’s performance.
• Designing intuitive applications to enhance users’ experiences.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:

• 2+ year experiences of mobile/web application development and system integration.
• Must be a skilled programmer with knowledge of coding best practices and ability to produce highly readable and maintainable code.
• Management and support of Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
• Experience in API development and integration with third-party APIs
• English communication is required. Great communication skills to coordinate across technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Creative, detail-oriented, and with good problem-solving skills
• Ability to collaborate with and lead other development team members.
• Ability to work in multiple projects and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Candidate must possess at least a bachelor's degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent.
• Specialization in IONIC must.

KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERTISE IN THE FOLLOWING ARE AN ADVANTAGE:

• Specialization in HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, and JavaScript.
• Experience with web service integration (REST, JSON, XML).
• Experience or knowledge with Git, Gitlab, GitHub is a plus.

College: IIT, NIT, BITs other Tier 1 colleges  

   Priority skills:  Kotlin, MVP, MVVM, especially Viper, Unit & UI Test, Firebase, Google maps, design patterns, GIT

Responsibilities ( Experience 8-10 years)

    Design and development of apps for Android in Kotlin and JAVA
    Follow Google user interface guidelines and principles of material design
    Ensure performance and maintainability of the apps
    Code review and guidance to other team members to make sure code quality is as desired.
    Researching new frameworks and adapting the best of them in app development.

Skills Required

    Expert knowledge of Kotlin and JAVA
    Expert knowledge of Architectural patterns like MVC, MVVM and Clean Architecture.
    Expert understanding of Android run time model
    Experience with offline caching, threading and task management.
    Experience with object oriented design patterns.
    Experience with push notifications and Firebase or other similar PaaS systems.
    An Eye for design details, following pixel perfect designs.
    Experience with 3rd party libraries like okhttp, volley , Soket.io, Realm, Firebase, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, RX Kotlin/JAVA.
    Team management skills.

• 3+ years proven work experience as a Mobile developer.
• Experience using web services (HTTP, REST, SOAP) using JSON, API and API Framework) .
• Good knowledge of object-oriented design patterns and Multi-threading concepts
• Good knowledge of the SQLite database and the Google Play Services like Push Notifications (fcm/sns)
• Strong mobile UI design (multi-screen resolutions), coding, support and maintenance
• Knowledge of HTML5, Bootstrap, JavaScript,
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs (like Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
• Proficient iOS and Android mobile app experience are a plus
• In-depth knowledge of at least two Framework/Libraries like React Native / Ionic / Framework7 / Aurelia / PhoneGap / Flutter and angular / react / vue / Mobile Angular UI/ Kendo UI.
• Knowledge of bench marking and optimization
• Mandatory : self sufficient developer and must have prior experience of hybrid development [atleast 3 projects]

• You will be having an impact on our 1.7M users every day.
• You will be rolling out experiments and working closely with our product managers and design team to validate and build new features.
• Monitoring apps and fixing bugs for improving performance.
• Refactoring/Rewriting obsolete code to align with the new architecture.
• Design, build and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Kotlin code.
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency Experience: 1- 5 yrs in android development

Expertise:

• Kotlin
• Live Data and other Android Jetpack components
• DI (Dagger/Hilt)
• Design patterns MVVM, MVI
• Multithreading (Coroutines)
• Offline Storage
• Remote data interaction via REST and JSON

Hands-on experience:

• Git
• CI/CD
• Third-party analytics like Amplitude, Clevertap, etc..
• Common third-party libraries and APIs like (Glide, retrofit...)
• Firebase products (FireStore/ RealTimeDB/ FCM..)
• Writing custom views
• Text-based UIs like notes, reader, etc..
• Publishing/Updating apps on Google Play and other stores (Huawei/Xiaomi...)

Good to have:

• Basic understanding of clean architecture.
• Simple data structure and algorithm understanding.
• Basic understanding of AWS services and products
• Strong design intuition and user empathy.
• Should be aware of future technologies in the Android ecosystem.
• You should be quick in understanding the hypothesis, and build the experiment and make it available to a user
• We prefer people who are highly experimental and willing to take risks.
• Experience in training or mentoring team members.

Do not apply if you are not:

• Ownership driven
• Curious in general
• Self-motivated
• Use to work in a chaotic environment
• Highly proactive
• Hate drinking and smoking will have a hard time here

• Maintaining existing Android applications and developing new features for the same.
• Ensuring the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application.
• Developing cross-platform applications on hybrid frameworks like Ionic/Flutter.
• Testing and maintenance of applications across device models and platforms.

Requirements:

• Strong understanding of Android SDK, Android architecture, and different Android versions.
• Experience with building hybrid (or native iOS) applications.
• Working on applications featuring multiple services and multi-threading.
• Strong knowledge of Runtime Environments, Location services, Android support libraries.
• Well acquainted with Android Studio and various profilers.
• Strong REST fundamentals, Java, XML, JSON, Web Services, SQLite databases.
• Object-oriented Java programming and multi-threading concepts.
• Proficient in using data structures.
• Ability to write optimized algorithms.
• Strong debugging skills.
• Customizing Android OS for the company's embedded gateway devices.
• Hands-on experience with Android JNI and SE Linux is highly valued.

• Build beautiful, user-friendly, performant, and effective new features
• Take ownership of the company’s iOS platform
• Continuously improve stability and performance of the company’s iOS platform
• Be the user’s voice and help make product decisions
• Deliver beautiful delightful user experiences
• Exhibits knowledge and behavior to adopt Information Security and Privacy practices at their work.

• You think iOS, design for iOS, build for iOS! Technical
• At least 1.5 - 3 years experience on native iOS platform using the Cocoa framework
• Proficiency with Swift and familiarity with Objective-C
• Experience with RxSwift or Combine framework is preferred
• Strong knowledge of iOS Frameworks like Core data, CoreAnimation, etc
• Expertise with Auto-layouts for UI development
• Experience building a modular code base in MVVM Team Building & Leadership
• Want to interact with all levels of the company including senior leaders and cross-functional teams
• Love problem solving and thrive on handling multiple projects and tasks
• Foster strong professional relationships with the full organization

 Expert experience developing multiple commercial-grade mobile applications iOS using native languages (Objective-C / Swift, Xcode or Java).

- Demonstrated knowledge of best practices for IOS or Android. Strong experience developing multithreaded applications.

- Solid knowledge of mobile OS architecture - in areas of: UI, memory management, data storage, application management by OS and cybersecurity.

- Experience with charting of data (scientific or medical data is preferred), either custom-developed or third-party charting libraries.

- Experience with UI development of mobile application (scalable for different screen resolutions and localization).

- Demonstrate initiative in all areas of work - proactive in identifying shortfalls in requirements, design or code.

- Experience working with continuous integration.

- Experience working with cross-functional teams.

- Excellent communications skills (verbal and written). High-quality SDD/design and implementation documentation skills a must.

- Experience with unit-testing and test automation preferred.

- Must have apps published in either Apple/Google store.

Requirements and Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, information technology or related field

- Evidence of continuing education, such as technical certifications, a plus

- Minimum 7 years’ experience in Information Technology field

- Minimum 4 years’ experience in mobile application development

- Prior experience working in an FDA regulated environment, a plus

- Ability to work in high-pressure, deadline driven environment

Note : Please do share link of the Mobile App developed on Live in Apple store.