Senior Android Developer
Hajex Digital Services, Pakistan
Job Description
We are looking for an Android developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a vast number of diverse Android devices. Your primary focus will be the development of Android applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working along-side other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.
Responsibilities
Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code
Design, build and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java code
Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application
Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
Excellent logical building and problem-solving skills
Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
Job Specification
Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
Ability to design applications around natural user interfaces
Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as 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
A knack for benchmarking and optimization
Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
Familiarity with continuous integration
Job Specification
Android Studio Web Services (RESTful)
Responsive Screen Layouts
Material Designs / Custom UI/UX
Localization (Multi-Lingual) RTL Language Support
Firebase Realtime DB & Storage (optional)
Knowledge of working of DBs like SQLServer, MySQL
Android's SQLite Database
Network / GPS Location Services
Google Firebase Notifications
Customized Notifications
Google Maps, Analytics, Admob.
3rd Party API Integration Facebook SDK/ Google APIs
Working with Socket IO / Real-time
User Profiling & Social Media Sharing
Broadcast Receivers
Media Recorder / Media Player (with videos)
Custom Camera Integration
Background Services & Networking
Connectivity & Sensors
Data Storage & Manipulation
GSON / JSON Parsing - POJO Data Binding JAVA-XML
Custom Animations & Graphics
Google Play Developer Console
Previous work experience in social media application development is a plus.