Android Developer

Job Description

Job DescriptionWe 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, 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
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

Skills

• 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 design applications around natural user interfaces, such as touch
• Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
• 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 Googles Android design principles and interface guidelines
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with continuous integration

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Looking for a skilled Team Lead for Android Department. You as a Lead would be responsible for the architecture design, code review, and technology build and deployment activities of mobile applications. You would manage Android Developers team while defining their responsibilities for the projects and making sure that the products are delivered without any technical issues.Requirements:

• Min. 1 year of Java application development, with extensive use of Java I/O, Collections, Algorithms and well known application frameworks
• Experience with Android Platform(intents, services, threading, activity, fragments, etc)
• Experience with source code management techniques using SVN, Mercury or Git
• Familiarity with industry standard design patterns for most commonly encountered situations is a must
• A solid understanding of operating system fundamentals such as processes, inter-process communication, multi-threading primitives, race conditions and deadlocks
• Good knowledge of multithreading, process optimization, system resource planning in native Android
• Strong understanding and experience in Android development along with good knowledge with the Android SDK and with the Android Tools framework
• Experience using Web Services and Data parsing using JSON , XML etc.
• Strong in Android Java. Great understanding of thread management, memory management and other aspects of Java for mobile application development
• Good knowledge of OO designs, database design, data structures and algorithms

Working knowledge of Web application development using HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3 would be a plusResponsibilities:

• Lead and manage Android team
• End-to-end Android application development
• Lead technical architecture, coding standards, and other team policies
• Assist with interviewing and attracting new talent to Organization
• Manage individual team members, both junior and senior, encouraging their professional growth and maximizing their potential contributions
• Accountable for the teams performance, work satisfaction and growth
• This is a hands-on role where youll be coding alongside the team. Were looking for a leader who can win the technical respect of the team with their own accomplishments, work in an agile, fast-changing environment, and lead us to building great products
• You should be able to lead the cross functional team and be the main point of contact for the project

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Tier 1 or Tier 2 colleges wit 4-5 years of expereince
• Excellent command over an object oriented programming language especially Java
• Strong understanding of working with REST Web Services, databases, SQLite, caching strategies, asynchronous calls and Parse is a plus
• Must have working knowledge of SCM with strong emphasis on Git and complete understanding of Git Flow
• As an Android Tech Lead, you will guide our talented mobile team helping them to define the products, make key technical decisions and organize and inspire the team to work effectively together.

Keyskills :
web servicessqliteasynchronous messagingscmgit