Senior Android Engineer

TalentOla; Toronto; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology recruiting firm in Toronto is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to develop and maintain Android applications. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of experience, proficiency in Kotlin, and strong understanding of Android framework components. This role offers a full-time position with a focus on secure application development and maintaining high code quality.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in mobile application development.
• Experience with Kotlin in MVVM and MVP architecture.
• Familiarity with the Android tool ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Support the entire application lifecycle from concept to release.
• Develop and maintain Android applications.
• Ensure high security and quality in code.

Skills

Kotlin

REST

Android framework components

OOP design principles

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Eclipse

Gradle

SQLITE

JSON

Job description

Job Overview

We are looking for a Senior Android Engineer with experience in native Android mobile application development. Your primary focus will be developing the Payfare Android apps and their integration with our back-end services and third-parties. As a Senior Android Engineer you will be working in a team maintaining and making additions to our Android applications as well as creating brand new applications from the ground up.

Reports To

Director of Mobile Engineering

Responsibilities and Duties

Support the entire application lifecycle (concept design test release and support)

Build and evolve modern iOS apps to provide the best discovery experience for millions of users

Create functional mobile applications while writing clean code

Create highly secure mobile apps that are free of security vulnerabilities promptly addressing any vulnerabilities found through ongoing code scans and penetration tests

Design user interfaces with the ability to follow design guidelines

Write great unit tests and end-to-end tests

Help maintaining code quality documentation and automation

Qualifications and Skills

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field and 5 years of work experience

Firm understanding of OOP design principles.

Extensive understanding of Android framework components and their respective life cycles

Strong computer science fundamentals : data structures algorithms and programming languages

Experience working closely with product teams designers and other developers to create a truly delightful mobile experience

Experience developing highly performant Kotlin code and view layouts and the ability to diagnose performance bottlenecks

Current and detailed knowledge of the capabilities of different Android API levels

A disciplined approach to development testing documentation and code structure in a team environment

A familiarity with the Android tool ecosystem for development testing debugging and performance benchmarking

An excellent understanding of best practices for concurrency and threading

Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services

At least three years of engineering experience a large portion of which in a team environment

A constant desire to improve learn more and take things higher

Multiple years experience using Kotlin with MVVM and MVP architecture

Good Understanding of code versioning tools (Git)

Bonus Points for

Experience in a continuous integration and continuous delivery environment

Experience with Native iOS or using cross-platform technologies like React Native or Flutter.

Equal Opportunity

Payfare Inc. recognizes the importance of providing an accessible and barrier free environment to succeed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive diverse and equal opportunity workforce where all employees are valued and respected. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Key Skills

APIs,REST,Eclipse,Android,Application Development,SDKs,SQLITE,IOS,Java,JSON,Gradle,Mobile Applications

Employment Type : Full-time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1