We are looking for an Android developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a vast number of diverse Android devices. Your primary focus will be the development of Android applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working along-side other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.

Responsibilities

• Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code
• Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable and reliable Java code
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality and responsiveness of the application
• Work with outside data sources and APIs
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

Required Candidate profile

• Knowledge of Android native technologies (Java, Android SDK, XML, Android Studio).
• 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 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
• Experience with mobile development issues related to performance optimization, caching, security, and native hardware components.
• Preferred experience with Navigation, Google maps, Google APIs.
• Working with Fabric, Proguard will be an added advantage.
• Good organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Figuring out shortcoming with existing applications and improving them regularly.