Android Developer

at Cygnis Media
Location Karachi, Pakistan
Date Posted September 22, 2017
Category Software & Web Development
Job Type Full-time
No. of Vacancies 1
Qualifications BS(CS)
Career Level Mid Level
Experience 2 years
Gender Both
Base Salary 40,000-50,000
Send Resume at wajiha.zafar@cygnismedia.com

Description

Cygnis Media is looking for an Android developer 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 along-side other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.

 

Responsibilities

  • Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code
  • Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java code
  • Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application
  • Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
  • Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
  • Experienced with android SDK
  • Strong object-oriented programming skills
  • Strong mobile database knowledge
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Experienced with cryptography
  • Functional knowledge of design patterns like MVC, Observer, Singleton, Facade, Adapter
  • Experienced with third party libraries like GSON, Retrofit, Picaso, Realm
  • Work with agile development processes
  • Experienced with git version control
  • Strong debugging skills
  • Coordinate with QA to resolve issues
  • Must be comfortable to work in a team

 

 

Skills

  • Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different      screen sizes
  • Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
  • Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
  • Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
  • Ability to design applications around natural user interfaces, such as “touch”
  • Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers
  • Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
  • Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
  • Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
  • A knack for benchmarking and optimization
  • Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
  • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
  • Familiarity with continuous integration
  • Should have hands on experience on Socket.io, Retrofit, JIRA, other different third party libraries.
  • Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university in CS, Software, or IT
  • At least 2 years of experience
  • Strong problem-solving skills, object oriented programming concepts, Implementation knowledge of design patterns.