Senior Android Engineer at d.light

Reporting to: Head of Software Engineering

Position Description:

As a Senior Android engineer you will be 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 alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Work with outside data sources and APIs
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Show us why you are suited for this position, rather than just tell us.
• Deeply experienced in Java and object oriented programming including design patterns.
• Significant work experience and/or relevant educational background.
• Experience with unit testing and continuous integration.
• Proven working experience in Android app development.
• Experience publishing Android apps on the Play Store.
• Experience with Android SDK.
• Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON.
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs.
• Working knowledge of Firebase, Retrofit, Butterknife is an added advantage.
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies.
• Good understanding of popular programming paradigms (e.g. object oriented, functional programming).
• Experience with product management tools and software, prior experience with Atlassian is an advantage.
• An ability to describe technical details to both engineering and non-engineering audiences.
• Business driven, people focused, with exceptional influencing skills; excellent organizational, multi-tasking, presentation and time-management skills.
• Passion for social enterprise, development of people and environmental benefits.