Senior Software Engineer - Android

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering across the entire app life cycle – concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to the app store and support
• Working closely with all team members to understand full-stack functionality and architecture
• Gathering requirements around functionality and translate those requirements into elegant functional solutions
• Contributing ideas (technological and product) to enhance the overall app experience
• Optimizing performance for the apps
• Staying abreast with technological updates and implementing technology improvements by utilizing blogs and forums

 
Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelors/Masters in Computer Sciences
• 5+ years of experience preferably in android application development
• Excellent understanding of Android Development SDK, basic components (Activities, Fragments, Services, Broadcast Receivers) and their life-cycles
• Must be proficient in OOP, Data Structures, Algorithms, Complexity of Algorithms, Java and Kotlin
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of Kotlin Multiplatform is a big plus.
• Good understanding of lambda expressions and coroutines
• Strong knowledge of third-party libraries, primarily RxJava, Retrofit, okHttp, GSON, Glide, Dagger 2, Android Injection, Hilt, Crashlytics and Firebase
• A thorough understanding of developing Android applications for different screen sizes and resolutions
• Experience in developing Custom Widgets and reusable components
• Deep understanding of MVVM architecture with the latest Google recommended API’s
• Skills to understand MVP architecture code and ability to easily transform it into MVVM
• Familiarity with VIPER architecture pattern
• Enthusiastic enough to understand the usage of Remote Configuration of Firebase
• Excellent knowledge of Unit Test with Mockito and PowerMockito and testing frameworks, including Robolectric and Espresso
• Must have built at least two Android applications and published on PlayStore
• Good understanding of interactive application development paradigm under Android, memory management, file I/O, network programming, concurrency and multithreading
• Good understanding of design patterns (GOF)
• A sound understanding of SOLID principles
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
• Good understanding of the full mobile development life cycle. Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Good understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Basic knowledge of CICD lifecycle
• Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
• Strong and innovative approach to problem-solving and finding solutions. Flexible and proactive/self-motivated working style with strong personal ownership of problem resolution
• Must possess a can-do attitude with strong Algorithmic skills
• Passionate and willing to deliver presentations on new technical designs and frameworks introduced by Google or any open source community
• Good communication skills (written and verbal, formal and informal)
• Accountable and takes ownership
• Team Player