Android Developer

We have a requirement for an Android Developer with one of our direct clients in Sunnyvale, CA.

• This position has on-site requirements for 3-4 days a week.

Job Duties:

• Design and build e-commerce applications for the Android platform.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
• Lead and mentor junior developers.

Must have:

• Skills: Android Core, Kotlin, Troubleshooting Android App.
• Published Android application is required.
• Expert in Kotlin coding, champion in large scale system design, and deep knowledge of Android architecture best practices.
• Launched apps in the Google Play store. Minimum of 5 years industry experience in e-commerce or similar job leading a team.
• Prior experience in eCommerce domain.
• Solid understanding of Android Core architecture and Test-driven Development.

Day-to-day responsibilities:

1. Design, build and ship high quality features for Walmart Android application.
2. Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
3. Work with data sources APIs and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
4. Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.

Skills: 5+ years experience working with the following technologies:

• Expert knowledge of Java and the JDK.
• Expert knowledge of the Android SDK.
• Advanced Android UI Skills (Fragments, Custom view components).
• Experience writing multi-threaded and Networked apps.
• Expert level debugging and analysis skills using ADB.
• Experience with the application submission/provisioning process.
• Experience leading a small team of developers and delegating tasks.
• Excellent communication skills in both technical and non-technical discussions.
• Have designed and developed a complete Android app from top to bottom.
• Expert knowledge of IntelliJ or Android Studio.
• Have worked with OpenGL or the NDK and high performance graphics code.
• Web Services experience as it relates to mobile apps.
• Solid understanding of Android UI paradigms from Gingerbread to Oreo (Material Design) - Experience with protocol buffers.

Education: Bachelor Degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or a related field and preferably some relevant experience.