Android Developer

We’re looking for an Android Developer! Reach out if you’re interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!

Type of Employment: Contract
Title: Android Developer
Term: 6-Month
Location: Remote for now – Toronto, Mississauga, Etobicoke, Montreal, and London
Job ID number: C1290

Brief description of duties:

As an Android Developer, you are responsible for transforming the design and product vision into a seamless and engaging product. You are excited about the latest in mobile especially Android. You value simplicity, love clean code, design, and have a real passion for problem-solving. You also have a deep understanding and proven grasp of end-to-end programming, and you are eager to write code that delivers a great product.

• Write efficient code that is well documented, performance-oriented with reusability in mind.
• Working with the latest tech stack like Kotlin, Coroutines, Jetpack, Hilt
• Define best practices and coding standards across the entire team.
• Review code and provide feedback.
• Provide designers with feedback and suggest trade-offs when required.
• Challenge ideas and opinions to avoid pitfalls and inefficient solutions.
• Understand the lower layers of the app like business logic and back-end integration.
• Help and mentor other members of the team.

Must-haves:

• 5+ years of Android native development including 1+ years using Kotlin.
• Solid understanding of Kotlin and bridge communication with Java for third-party SDKs.
• Experience with asynchronous patterns like Kotlin Coroutines and familiarity with dependency injection.
• Solid understanding of all aspects of Android development lifecycle including planning, development, debugging, performance, security, deployment, and maintenance.
• Solid understanding of Android UX/UI patterns, Google guidelines, and best industry practices.
• Experience with design patterns and architecture like MVVM, Clean Code, and Separation of Concerns.
• Experience with Android Unit Testing, Lint check, and Test-Driven Development.
• Understanding of CI/CD process and tools like Bitbucket, CircleCi, and Fastlane.
• Understand RESTful APIs and how to integrate them with the mobile app.
• Understanding and flexibility in working in an Agile environment.