Senior Android Developer

Job Description: We are looking for a Senior Android developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at Android. Your primary focus will be the development of such applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working alongside 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: • Design and build applications for Android • Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications • Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features • Understand Technical Design documentation when developing solutions • Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs • Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization • Exposure to DevOps principles and methodology and tools Skills: • Proficient in Java, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems, also deep exposure to Kotlin •Proficient in Android Studio IDE • Solid understanding of object-oriented programming •Experience with Groovy • Good knowledge of performance limits and characteristics • Knowledge of memory management and multi-threading • Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect to back-end services • Comprehensive understanding and implementation of UI design and a user-oriented focus • Implementation of automated testing platforms and unit tests •Knack for benchmarking and optimization • Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (e.g. Git and/or AzureDevOps) •Familiarity with continuous integration • Exposure to working in Agile methodology and relevant tools (e.g. Jira) • BSc Computer Science qualification or equivalent •Minimum of 5 years of work experience Originally posted on Himalayas