Android Developer

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Creating and delivering android applications based on client specifications.
• Pay attention to the applications compatibility with multiple versions of Android and device types.
• Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code.
• Should be familiar with Material Design guidelines, common mobile UX patterns, and anti-patterns.
• Ability to write clean, modular, maintainable code which others can work on
• Always keen to decrease tech debt, participate in code review sessions and suggest best practices
• Design, build and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable code.
• Have experience with common Android libraries like Retrofit, OkHttp, Picasso, RxJava, Gson, Arch-components etc.
• Have experience with different programming paradigms, esp. functional and reactive programming
• Knowledge of git and continuous integration.
• Knowledge of SQL database.
• Should have a good understanding of advanced Android concepts like Custom Views, Accessibility Services, background processing APIs
• Have an understanding of different architectural patterns (esp. MVVM) and how they should be tested.
• Should be good at debugging, unit testing including identifying memory leaks, performance bottlenecks, and using tools like ADB, proguard, etc.
• Project-related documentation of all coding decisions and maintain documentation of the code itself.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 3+ years of working experience on Android SDK, Kotlin, Core Java.
• Bachelor Degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject.
• 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.
• Familiarity with the use of additional sensors in application functionality on mobile devices.
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Knowledge of Flutter would be a bonus.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.