Sr Android Developer

Responsibilities:

·         Lead a team of 3 - 5 Android developers in delivering stable and high performing applications. 

·         Apply mobile application expertise on the Android platform to improve the customer experience.

·         Work with customers, designers and UX experts to design and develop solutions to challenging problems.

·         Provide leadership to development teams and mentor junior developers by setting up standards and best practices for the entire project.

·         Work with QA and DevOps teams to come up with best possible ways to deliver quality products and Apps with a quick turnaround time.

·         Take calculated risks, learn from success or failure, and apply that to the next problem in the pipeline.

·         Coordinate between multiple cross-functional teams (Design, Backend and Front-end).

Qualifications:

·         Bachelor's degree in computer science or computer engineering or related field.

·         7 or more years’ experience in Mobile Application Development using Java based Android (Native).

·         Knowledge of the Android build process (should be able to work on library-based Projects/ Android Studio).

·         Experience with UI development Android Components: Database, Service, Content Providers, Consuming REST Web Services, JSON/XML parsing, OOAD, Design patterns, n-tier Architecture, Multi-Threading

·         Knowledge of Java and Gradle Script.

·         Experience in developing best practices, software principles and code design concepts.

·         Experience in developing and supporting rapid iterations of software in an Agile context.

·         Solid knowledge of common design patterns, frameworks and libraries for mobile development.

·         Experience in continuous integration and unit testing frameworks.

·         Ability to effectively work with internal teams, understand requirements and set expectations.

·         Strong understanding of REST based services and service-based architecture.

·         Commitment to producing top quality, well designed and flexible mobile applications.

·         A passion for code quality and craftsmanship.

·         Experience developing mobile applications in a retail or customer loyalty space preferred.