Android Developer

Description:

Our client in the banking industry is looking for an Android Developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed towards 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. This is a 6-months fixed-term Onsite Contract role. The successful resource must be willing to be onsite/office based.

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 required:
• 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).

Qualifications:
BSc Computer Science qualification or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years working experience.