Android Developer

Sr. Android Developers x 2 (Contract Position)

Number of Positions: 2 Duration: 12 months

Location: Toronto, ON, CA

Must be eligible to work in Canada

Hybrid role, 3d/w onsite mandatory

Must have skills/experience/qualifications:

A minimum of 5-10yrs of the following

Android

SDK

Kotlin

Enterprise

Jetpack Compose

Nice to Have

Video Streaming Application

GraphQL

Roles and responsibilities:

Development, UAT and product support are all elements of this position. The right individuals for this role will be a motivated and energetic developer and leader who takes initiative, enjoys finding solutions to a varying number of challenges, is detail-oriented and takes extreme pride in their work. You will work alongside our other talented teams of engineers and designers to ensuring that our users' experience is as best as possible.

As a Senior Android Developer, you will be responsible for all things Android, including developing new features and maintaining the various Android applications we develop internally, as well as working with external agencies to ensure they adhere to our development guidelines. You will work alongside our other talented teams of engineers and designers to ensuring that our users' experience is as best as possible. Job Duties/Accountabilities Have a voice in the architectural definition and implementation of various key technology pieces Translate business requirements into technical design specifications Participate in the product definition phase, daily scrums, grooming sessions and story refining Implement robust unit tests, including edge cases, usability and general reliability Use git to create pull requests, review code and merge branches Collaborate with the team and participate in knowledge sharing The position requires including and implementing Agile Scrum development methodologies in every research, analysis, prototyping and interfaces development initiatives. Openly expose problems and turn them into learning and team bonding experience Qualifications Must have: Minimum 4 years of experience with Android development (Kotlin, Android SDK, Java) Deep understanding of Android SDK, performance, and optimization (ie. AsyncTasks, Adapters, Fragments, Activities, Threading, etc.) Solid and demonstrable understanding of object-oriented design patterns and principles Strong understanding of mobile user interface guidelines and best practices Comfortable with integrating RESTful web APIs and JSON Experience with planning and writing technical documentation Superior problem solving and risk management skills Strong initiative, priority setting, and collaboration skills Experience with Jetpack Compose Nice to have: Experience with Android TV Experience with Kotlin Multi-Platform Experience with GraphQL Experience with iOS native development SQL and relational database fundamentals Understanding of code obfuscation & encryption techniques Knowledge of Chromecast implementation and optimization