Software Developer - Android

Paycom - Oklahoma City, OK

Full-time

Oklahoma City, OK

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Android Software Developer position at Paycom focuses on high-paced development for both internal and external projects, requiring strong communication skills. The role involves integrating products and services with external entities and necessitates knowledge in payroll, accounting, or the benefits industry. The developer will act as a subject-matter expert in Android technologies, overseeing the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC) for various applications.

Responsibilities

• Planning and development of a wide range of Android software applications for new and existing high-availability applications
• Acting as a subject-matter expert for Android technologies and development
• Collaborating with a range of development teams for completion of Android projects
• Overseeing entire SDLC from planning, design, development, integration, and implementation of Android applications
• Performing software development of a variety of projects ranging from industry-wide services to client-specific reports and other interfacing technologies
• Creating development code for product modules such as Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Time Management, Human Resources, Talent Management, and Reports
• Creating development code that is standard for the Human Capital Management (HCM) industry
• Creating development code and reports that are customized to clients as needed, such as EDI
• Creating development code and reports that are customized to Paycom departments as needed
• Making adjustments to code after testing is performed to ensure that code will address testing concerns
• Partnering with technology professionals such as developers, quality assurance, and application support on software projects of all sizes
• Partnering with a team of colleagues to enhance product by collaborating ideas
• Partnering with colleagues in quality assurance to ensure that codes and data are accurate
• Partnering with Application Support to aid deployment and support of projects as needed
• Working in close communication with outside entities (vendors and third parties)
• Utilizing project management software, issue tracking and source control solutions to track communication about development specs, development, testing, and fixes
• Participating in team and project meetings to collaborate concepts and designs to further colleagues skills and modules specs
• Collaborating with non-technical professionals such as customer support, clients, and vendors on software projects of all sizes
• Collaborating with product managers on the clarification of specifications as needed
• Collaborating with customer support to gather feedback on client needs and suggestions as needed
• Collaborating with clients on the clarification and testing of report and EDI data
• Adhering to the organizational processes and the tracking of project metrics and project statuses
• Utilizing Jira to track time usage on projects and meetings
• Collaborating with application support and quality assurance to evaluate stages in projects
• Participating in daily standup meetings
• Tracking communications with client/vendor, being primary project contact for some projects as needed
• Participating in communication with clients/vendors to ensure satisfaction and eliminate ambiguity in client needs as needed
• Being the point of contact for clients to participate in project-related discussions regarding needs on development with 3rd parties as needed

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, engineering, or related degree; similar education combinations may be considered for Bachelor's degree holders outside of the listed majors
• 1+ years of native Android development experience and have built large-scale, high-availability Android applications
• Education, training, or experience in one or more of object-oriented programming, business intelligence tools, or mobile application development
• Professional experience in software development reflecting ability to monitor, guide, and advise both team and non-team resources
• Demonstrable multi-programming language experience using at least 3 software development languages in Paycom technology stack

Nice-to-haves

• A portfolio of apps published in the Google Play Store
• Knowledge of Android 6 - current version with strong knowledge of upcoming beta Android OS versions
• Java and Kotlin programming skills, as well as additional experience with other programming languages
• Experience with local data storage such as Realm
• Knowledge of Web views, cookie management, session handling, etc.
• Knowledge of a wide range of Android development tools including Android SDK, Google Firebase, etc.
• Proficiency in SQL programming and/or database experience and the ability to integrate multiple databases
• Strong communication and organizational skills with strong attention to both detail and process
• Demonstrated skills with project management tools and methodologies, software development lifecycle, and problem solving
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and ability to meet stated customer-initiated deadlines