Remote - Android Developer

Android Developer

Remote

Minimum 2 years of experience supporting an e-commerce/retail company
Needs Jetpack experience
Needs backend API experience
Work Description and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain features within our mobile app, which empowers our customers to plan, shop, and save at home and in-store.
• Assist in the definition, development, and documentation of software's business requirements, objectives, deliverables, and specifications in collaboration with internal users and departments.
• Work closely with our technology partners and leads to deliver new and enhanced features in a timely, cost-effective manner through integration with various web services and SDKs, both in-house and third-party.
• Provide feedback and guidance to the User Experience (UX) team to help create interface designs that are technically feasible and consistent with current app architecture and implementation.
• Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code.
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and reliability.
• Participate in all Agile/Scrum Sprint ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Sprint Refinement, Daily Scrum meetings, and Sprint Retros.
• Support ongoing mobile app releases ensuring a fast-performing, first-class user experience, including WCAG 2.1 compliance for customers with disabilities.

• Strive for consistent bug fixes, performance enhancements, and crash mitigation

Skills Required:

• Strong knowledge of Android SDK and Android Studio, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes and hardware configuration.
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices.
• Strong knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks.
• Strong knowledge on various testing strategies and frameworks.
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning.
• Experience with code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services.
• Familiarity with submitting mobile applications to Google Play for public release.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Familiarity with Jetpack APIs such as: Hilt, Compose, Navigation, Paging, and Camera X.
• Familiarity with App bundle and associated delivery options
• Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or other analytical disciplines or equivalent experience.

Special Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience analyzing business problems and translating business requirements into mobile application solutions considering such factors as system performance, usability, quality, cross-system interdependencies, scalability, and total cost of ownership.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in architecting, designing, and developing highly scalable and available mobile applications for retail customers, including ecommerce transactions.
• Experience developing Android apps in Java or Kotlin.