Senior Android Developer

Your Key Responsibilities

• You will influence how we build individual features and products, and bring in best practices and patterns that can be used for engineering lifecycle for Android discipline
• You’ll take ownership of our continued efforts to scale mobile app development across Engineering, providing valuable insight on how we can refine our processes and tools
to support additional contributors in our architecture and code.
• Drive feature development for our well-renowned apps for smartphones and tablets
• Take ownership of end-to-end product quality, from developing to maintaining core app frameworks that help make the apps more reliable and delightful
• Create prototypes of new ideas and explore new technologies on the forefront of mobile technology

What to Bring

• 4-8 years of experience in Android mobile applications development with sound understanding of Android Architecture, Framework, Android SDK, Core Java, Android Studio IDE, Android Debugger
• Hands-on experience in building mobile applications and mobility solutions – native applications
• Expert in UI components & controls; Action Bars, Widgets, Fragments etc.
• Expert in basic components of Android: Activity, Services, Intent, Broadcast Receiver, Content Provider
• Good working experience on Web Service Integration (REST, JSON, XML) & cloud technologies - AWS, GAE, GCM
• Broad knowledge of a range of mobility areas such as Enterprise mobility, Mobile applications pertaining to various domains like Retail, VAS, Media, BFSI, Healthcare, Social Networking, E-commerce etc.
• Experience in using analytics, location and social APIs, MDM, payment gateway, SMS gateway, media content transcoding and cloud integration, APM tools.

Here Are The Skills We're Looking For

• 4+ years’ Experience developing, releasing, and maintaining native Java Applications (point us to your apps on Google Play).
• Deep understanding of the Android SDK.
• Prior experience shipping Android Apps for consumers
• Crazy stories about supporting multiple Android devices
• You also need experience collaborating on software projects. Cowboy coding is fun, but you have to prove that you can work efficiently as part of a team.

Responsibilities:
• Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code.
• Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable code.
• 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.

Skills:
• 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.

We’re seeking an ideal candidate who is an ardent Android interface lover and knows how to design exceptional applications for our android interface.

What You Need To Have:

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Proven software development experience
• Proven working experience in Android development
• Have published at least one original Android app
• Experience with Android SDK
• Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle

What You Need To Do:

• 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