Android Developer at Riby Finance

As an Android Developer

You are 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.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code.
• Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java/kotlin code.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application.
• Identify, correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization.
• Convert mock-ups and wireframes into actual Android app.
• Publish applications to Google Play Store.
• Ability to Implement Google Services – Geolocation Service
• Ability to design applications around natural user interfaces, such as “touch”
• Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers, Near Field Communication (NFC)
• Familiarity with Google location services
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks

Skills and Qualifications

• BSc/MSc in any relevant field.
• Minimum of 2 working years’ experience
• 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
• Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers.
• 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