Android Developer

Job Title: Android Developer

Location: India (Remote)

Hire Type: Full-Time / Permanent

Work Timing: 3:00 pm – 12:00 am OR 4:00 pm – 1:00 am IST

Note: There will be early morning or late-night meetings every week.

Job Summary:

As an Android Mobile Developer, you will be responsible for maintaining and updating the client Android application, ensuring compatibility with recent Android updates, addressing customer issues, and implementing new features.

Key Responsibilities:

• Study existing source code to understand the architecture and key components of the client Android app
• Document the application architecture, code execution flow, and external dependencies
• Make necessary updates to ensure compatibility with recent Android OS versions
• Address customer issues and implement improvement requests
• Implement and integrate new features developed by the client
• Collaborate with the QA team to ensure thorough testing of new implementations
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Backlog Refinement, and Sprint Reviews
• Support deployment of both beta and general availability versions of the app.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of 6 years of experience developing Android applications utilizing Java and/or Kotlin programming languages
• Experience with RxJAVA and MVVM architecture
• Familiarity with third-party integrations including social media platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, SoundCloud)
• Experience with Firebase services such as Analytics, Crashlytics, Cloud Messaging, App Distribution and so on
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for Android applications (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions)
• Understanding of Google Play Console deployment processes
• Ability to work in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
• Knowledge in GitHub co-pilot for coding and code review process.
• Knowledge of Jira for ticket management.
• Knowledge of confluence for documentation will be an added advantage.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with audio and video processing applications is a plus
• Familiarity with audio/video streaming technologies is a plus
• Experience with maintaining and updating mobile applications which have large user base (more than 100K Monthly Active User)