Android Developer

Detailed JD Android Developer

Total Experience

3-5 yrs of experience

Relevant Experience

3-5

Mandatory skills

• Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, design patterns, and best practices
• Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Familiarity with the use of modules and sensors, like camera, location, gyroscopes and accelerometers
• 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
• Abilities for benchmarking and optimization
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Fairly good knowledge to work in the project management tools
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Comfortable working as part of a cross-functional team and with code written by others, including bug fixing, and refactoring legacy code
• Excellent communication skills
• Self motivated, engaging and self managing

Tools and technologies includes and not limited to

• Java/Kotlin
• Android SDK/Studio
• Android Debug Bridge (ADB)
• Google Play services
• SQLite
• Android emulators
• Firebase
• Gradle
• Retrofit
• Android Architecture Components (AAC)

Familiarity with any app distribution services

Desired skills

• Proficient in Android SDK and other development tools
• Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform
• Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code
• Build and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable code
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application
• Maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Keep code up to date with the new changes and regulations introduced
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Work with external data sources, libraries and APIs

Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency