Senior Software Engineer- Android

Overview

This position is for a Senior Software Engineer responsible for developing Android applications in a long-term software project. The job location is Trivandrum, India. He/ she will be working along with the existing project team for technical and management aspects. Work involves requirement elicitation, software architecture designing, implementation, and code reviews. He/ she will be responsible for taking each assigned task to completion ensuring the quality of deliverables. Should have self-initiatives, decision-making, and self-directing capabilities to work with minimal

supervision and a “go-getter” attitude

Job Responsibilities

• Perform software requirements analysis and determine the functional and non- functional requirements of the project.
• Analyze requirements to create solutions and software architecture design.
• Write product quality code and perform developer-level verification.
• Communicate with clarity of requirements and expectations of deliverables.
• On-time delivery of the product with quality
• Identify possible risks and prepare contingency plans.
• Work closely with stakeholders including customers to ensure successful execution of the project.
• Manage priority changes and conflicts gracefully with stakeholders involved.
• Address customer escalations and be able to think at a fast pace to identify and solve issues in the product.
• Proactively use/ suggest tools and systems to improve quality, productivity, etc.
• Stay up to date on relevant technology and process advancements.
  
  

Qualifications And Requirements

• More than three years of experience in Android application development
• Proficient with Kotlin or Java (Kotlin is preferred)
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services.
• Knowledge of other mobile technologies and UI/UX standards
• Understanding of Android design principles and interface guidelines
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools e.g., git
• Good understanding of software development lifecycles (SDLC), version control and traceability.
• Experience in developing software under Agile development methodology.
• Knowledgeable and well versant with various development tools for designing, coding, debugging/ troubleshooting, testing, bug tracking, collaboration and source control.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering discipline - Computer/ Electronics.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Outstanding attitude and energy to explore unfamiliar software implementations and troubleshoot issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills to get things done as a team.
• Flexible to work in a distributed and collaborative global team environment across time zones.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Hardworking with “whatever it takes” attitude.
• Ability to judge and estimate work volume for given tasks.
• Ability to manage priority and get things done on time.
• Self-motivated individual with accountability and responsibility.