Description
As an Android Developer you’ll be working with our team of developers, designers and testers. We’re looking for someone with the skills and passion to take on building our own product.
We prioritise teamwork, collaboration and getting stuff done. Our aim is to build and deliver the most beautiful product possible and world class user experiences in cross discipline teams – never forgetting to have fun on the way.
You will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the application 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 alongside other developers working on different layers of the infrastructure, therefore, commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.
Android Developer Job Requirements
At least 2 years of experience developing for Android. Send us some links to your Github or the Play Store Organising your work within an agile team
Being responsible for your work and your code
Creative and innovative
Thorough understanding and passion for native Android UI/UX
Ability to work individually as well as in a team
Able to customize and build on top of an existing application
Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.
Understand Android Java
Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
Familiarity with continuous integration
Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
Familiarity with payment system integration
Knowledge of Instant messaging underlying technologies e.g XMPP
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
Responsibilities of the Android Developer Job
Responsible for the Netwookie Android application
Managing Netwookie’s Google Play Store account
Producing neat, tested, readable and well documented code
Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code
Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application
Collaborating with other developers on pushing quality and our craft
Working closely with other designers and testers
Writing release notes for every release
Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to backend services (we use Django RESTful framework), external data sources and API’s
Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs