Senior Mobile Engineer (Android)

About this role

JOB PURPOSE – WHAT WILL YOU DO:
Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
Identify and correct bottlenecks in the development process and fix bugs.
Help maintain code quality based on best practices.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES – WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Complete hands-on Android app development using Kotlin and / or Java.

• Work with stakeholders to understand and document software requirements and ensure Android apps delivered are of high quality.

• Collaborate and work in a team environment with Design, Development and QA teams.

• Strong sense of ownership and ability to deliver mobile applications as an individual contributor.

• Work closely with product development to understand the roadmap of the Android App

• Implement new features in a highly collaborative environment with product managers, and other Web, Backend, and iOS mobile engineers

• Share technical solutions and product ideas with the broader team through design review, code review, and presentations

• Work with the product and design teams to understand end-user requirements, formulate use cases, and then translate that into a pragmatic and effective technical solution

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED – WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• Passionate, energetic, driven to achieve progress and growth by thinking above and beyond

• Always hustling and ready to take on big bold bets

• Customer obsessed, earning their trust, and solving their problems

• Results driven, effectively overcoming obstacles, and challenging the status quo

• Can act as one team. Able to work with and contribute to a team environment towards a shared vision and mission

• Strong communication and soft skills, able to motivate, mentor and help fellow developers as well as communicate complex ideas effectively

• Detail-oriented and exceptional organizational skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization

• Exercises independence and self-motivation while still being able to work with others collaboratively

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, high-energy environment

• Self-motivated with positive energy

JOB PREREQUISITES (EDUCATION, PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE ETC)

• Bachelor's in Computer Science / Engineering or related field

• 5+ years’ experience with Android Studio, Android SDK, and Kotlin is a must

• Experience in Reactive/Functional programming is a must

• Understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, and offline storage

• Hands on experience in integrating with backend services and third-party API’s/integrations

• Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming and code design techniques.

• Ability to write well-documented and clean code.

• Experience with unit testing and test-driven development

• Experience working with Git in a CI/CD environment

• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications

• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices

• Understand common best practices and know when and how to apply them

• Strong analytical and debugging skills

• Understand user expectation on android and mobile platform

• Experience testing with multiple devices.

Originally posted on Himalayas