Android Developer

Job Summary:-

Designs, develops and modifies mobile software applications and components; supports and/or installs software applications and components; works from written specifications and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the role. Provides subject matter expertise and technical leadership; leads complex development tasks / projects to successful completion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:-
• Develop new complex mobile applications from top to bottom (user interface design, application design, implementation, unit and functional testing, deployment to customers). Implement new features in existing mobile applications.
• Act as a technical reference / subject matter expert in all areas of the mobile application development life-cycle.
• Contribute to the high-performance of the agile-development lifecycle by ensuring productive, consistent and successful sprints by working to reduce blocking issues for the team.
• Maintain existing mobile software systems by identifying and correcting software defects.
• Coach and develop team members to increase the team’s bench strength and flexibility.
• Participate in regular design and code reviews with development team members to confirm use of best practices.
• Translate business requirements into applications by implementing the best strategy to ensure design meets performance, usability, reliability, and scalability standards.
• Translate complex functional and technical requirements into detailed development tasks.
• Estimate the duration of design, development, and testing tasks.
• Create new and extend existing operational documentation based on industry best practices and established international standards of software development.
• Prioritize and organize development tasks in order to contribute to meeting project and product development goals on-time and on-budget.
• Author detailed documentation for source code created.
• Understand and evaluate new technologies, develop skills in new technologies.
• Complete special projects and assignments as assigned.

Skills Required:-
• Solid hands on experience in the following languages / tools / environments:
• Android application architecture, design and development.
• Mobile development frameworks
• Mobile application development tools and environments (Eclipse)
• In-depth experience with application and user interface level using at least one mobile application development language
• Knowledge & experience in Web Services (XML, JSON, WCF)
• Asynchronous programming and networking protocols.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Expert understanding of Agile Software Development frameworks