Android Developer

Android Developer - W2 Contract - Onsite in Boston MA or Pennington NJ

Must be local to Boston or Pennington.

(Not open to C2C)

Position Summary

• Translate requirements created by functional analysts into the architecture for that solution and describing it through the set of architecture and design documents.

• Lead in the creation and maintenance of documentation related to solutions mentioned above.

• Ensure selected solutions are technically and operationally feasible

• Design, develop & prototype Android native customer applications for internal and external use.

• Participate in full app life cycle: concept, design, build, deploy, test and release to app store.

• Work with product teams on new product ideas and strategy.

• Adhere to all enterprise standards as they relate to the proposed solution

• Drive a best practices approach to the continuous improvement of our products, processes, and tools.

Required Skills

• B.S. or greater Computer Science, related field, or commensurate practical experience OR demonstrable equivalent professional experience

• Over 6+ years of hands-on experience developing applications in Java/J2EE and on any platform (mobile, web, etc.)

• Over 4+ years of strong hands on experience in Android (Java) native app design and development.

• Strong mobile UI design and implementation experience, including prototyping

• A rock solid understanding of object-oriented design patterns and Java.

• Experience with multithreading, memory management and caching mechanisms specific to mobile devices.

• Passion for analyzing and improving runtime efficiency and memory footprint.

• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.

• Public showcase and repository of Mobile Apps and work desirable.

• Developer tools: Maven, Gradle, Git, Android Studio/Eclipse • JSON/XML • Web services • Continuous Delivery and Continuous Integration • Test Driven Development (TDD) • Jenkins • Network layer like Volley • Retrofit

Desired Skills

• Lead, train, guide and mentor other developers on the team