Lead Software Engineer - Mobile (Android)

Job Description

Overview of the Role :

We are looking for a mobile developer to bring the best of our apps to android devices. You will be expected to commit to intuitive design, aesthetics and provide our app users with the best user experience possible.

Responsibilities :

Design and development of professional business applications for the android platform.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features in a dynamic work environment.

You will work with external data sources / APIs, unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.

Will work on fixing bugs and improving application responsiveness, quality, and performance.

Implement and support compliance with Freshworks compliance and information security processes.

Requirements :

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience 6+ years of experience in Android native mobile app development with a deep understanding of Android architecture and framework, Android SDK, Core Java, and Kotlin.

Familiar working with UI components & controls Action Bars, Widgets, Fragments, etc.

Familiar working with Activity, Services, Intent, Broadcast Receiver, and Content Provider.

Experience in using user analytics, location APIs, social APIs, and cloud integration.

Deep understanding of Material design principles and interface guidelines.

Experience in Dagger, RxJava, and Firebase will be a plus.

Familiar working with RESTful APIs, third-party libraries and API, cloud message APIs and push notifications.

Knowledgeable with performance tuning, threading, and offline storage.

Experience with at least one of these design architectures: MVVM, MVC, VIPER, Clean Architecture

Understand code versioning tools viz. Git

Experience with Android performance profiling tools and optimisation techniques

Experience with Google Firebase

Experienced in continuous integration will be plus

Qualifications

Native mobile app development, Android architecture and framework, Kotlin, Java and RESTful APIs

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

At Freshworks, we are creating a global workplace that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion and ethnicity. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for all and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer work environment that advances the goals of our employees, communities and the business.

6.00-8.00 Years