Senior Android Engineer

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Job Description

Our client is one of the leading manufacturers of hearing aid devices. Capgemini Engineering acts as an R&D partner with wide. Our products are mobile apps mostly intended to communicate and remotely control hearing devices and their accessories via Bluetooth. The apps are integrated into a bigger ecosystem that includes cloud services and web solutions.

Currently we are looking for an Android Senior Engineer to join the team of professionals.

Responsibilities

• Consult Capgemini Engineering clients with best engineering approaches, technologies, architecture, design, tools and solutions
• Provide implementation estimates and evaluations of different solutions, approaches, frameworks etc.
• Ensure compliance with established Information Security and Quality standards within a project
• Effectively communicate technological decision on meetings, calls and presentations
• Share knowledge during internal and external presentations on technological topics
• Ensure effective communication between all stakeholders (team members, other Capgemini Engineering staff, customer side) which is related to team’s Areas of Responsibilities (AOR) and deliveries
• Review code and proposes improvements
• Report to TL/Project Manager about area readiness/quality and raise red flags in crisis situations beyond his/her AOR
  
  

Requirements

• University degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 4+ years of relevant working experience
• Strong knowledge of Kotlin, Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
• Strong knowledge of Jetpack Compose and Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Upper-intermediate English
  
  

Nice-to-Have

• Experience working inside Scrum team
• Experience working with BLE
• Experience working on Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) or other regulated project
  
  

Skills (competencies)

Android

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.