Android Developer

Collabera - Plano, TX

Full-time - Senior

Plano, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

We are seeking a Senior Android Developer to join our Application Engineering team at an automotive company. This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality mobile applications for the Android platform. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative and user-friendly mobile solutions, while also focusing on improving application architecture and performance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain mobile applications for Android platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards.
• Participate in the entire application lifecycle, including concept, design, development, testing, release, and maintenance.
• Debug and resolve technical issues and bugs to ensure optimal application performance.
• Perform unit testing and ensure the robustness, reliability, and performance of applications.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and share knowledge with the team.
• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies.
• Implement mobile development best practices to ensure high code quality and performance.
• Adhere to security and data protection guidelines for mobile applications.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in Native Android app development.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• In-depth understanding of programming languages like Kotlin and Java.
• Experience with Android Studio Developer Set Up (required for coding test during the interview process).
• Strong knowledge of Android SDK, Android UI design principles, and building and maintaining Android libraries via Gradle/Maven.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, JSON, and integrating third-party libraries and APIs.
• Familiarity with tools like Jenkins, Fastlane, and version control tools like Git and GitLab.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies/challenges.
• Strong understanding of code review guidelines and best practices to ensure high-quality code and continuous improvement within the development team.

Nice-to-haves

• Understanding of CI/CD principles.
• Good understanding of UI/UX design principles and ability to work closely with designers.
• Good knowledge of UX best practices, interactive design principles, guidelines, including current mobile accessibility standards.
• Preferred familiarity with Bluetooth, BT Profiles, Digital Key, Core Bluetooth, External accessory, OAuth 2.0 and iAP2.
• Able to work on Agile and Test-driven development.
• Familiar with agile processes, continuous integration, and working with a remote team.
• Strong communicator who collaborates well across teams.
• Familiar with GooglePlay policies for App submission.