Android Application Developer

Job Overview:

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Mobile App Developer with hybrid knowledge to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining the native or cross platform mobile applications development. You will collaborate with our design, business and development teams to build innovative mobile solutions that meet our business needs.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Develop, test and deploy mobile applications for Native Android and Hybrid platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design and deliver new features to the business and be able to work independently.
• Optimize application performance for maximum speed and scalability.
• Ensure the performance, quality and responsiveness of applications.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and adapt to the best practices.
• Require technical guidance for the team members.
• Writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code in languages such as Java, Kotlin (Android), Dart or React JS or JavaScript (for cross-platform apps).
• Translate design mockups into user-friendly and visually appealing interfaces. Ensuring that the application adheres to platform-specific design guidelines.
• Writing unit tests and conducting manual and automated testing to identify and fix bugs, ensuring the reliability and performance of the application.
• Using version control systems such as Git to manage code repositories, track changes and collaborate with team members.
• Documenting code, technical specifications and development process to facilitate collaboration, knowledge sharing and future maintenance.
• Participating in code reviews to provide feedback, ensure code quality and maintain coding standards with the team
• Keeping mobile applications up-to-date with the latest platform updates, SDKs and libraries. Fixing compatibility issues and addressing deprecated APIs.
• Monitoring application performance metrics, analysing business feedback and usage patterns, and making data-driven decisions to improve the user experience and performance of the application.

Skill sets:

• Developer should be proficient in at least one programming language depending on the platform they are developing for : Android (Java and Kotlin), Hybrid (ReactJS, Javascript and Dart)
• Familiarity with mobile development frameworks can enhance productivity and enable cross-platform development: Android (Android SDK & Jetpack), Hybrid (React Native, Flutter or Cordova).
• Understanding material design principles, Multiple screen supports and user experience design is crucial for creating engaging and intuitive mobile applications.
• Developers should be able to integrate with various APIs like (REST or SOAP services) to fetch data from servers and third-party services.
• Developers should have thorough knowledge in the offline first approach in app development.
• Proficiency in version control systems like Git, SVN & Github is essential for collaboration and code management.
• Knowledge of testing frameworks and debugging tools like Junit and Mockito to ensure the quality and reliability of mobile applications.
• Ability to optimise mobile applications for performance, cpu utilisation, memory utilisation, speed and battery efficiency using Android profiling.
• Awareness of platform specific guidelines and best practices to ensure compliances with Google play store requirements.
• Developers should have knowledge about Barcode and QR code scanner libraries. Knowledge about embedded scanner devices is an added advantage.
• Developers should be proficient with Multi-threading, Offline data sync and Event driven methodology.
• Developers should know at least one architecture design pattern MVVM, MVP, MVC, VIPER or CLEAN.
• Developers should be proficient in SQLite, Hive and RoomDB.
• Knowledge in Dagger 2 or Hilt, Retrofit and Livedata.
• Should have knowledge in project management tools like Jira & Confluence.