Sr Android Engineer

Princeton IT Services, Inc; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

Princeton IT Services, Inc is searching for a Senior Android Engineer based in Toronto, Ontario. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of mobile application development experience and be proficient in Kotlin. You will support the entire application lifecycle, build modern Android apps, and ensure their quality and security. This role is contract-based and offers the opportunity to work closely with product teams and designers to create a superior mobile experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience in mobile application development.
• Experience working in a team environment for at least three years.
• Strong understanding of Android API capabilities and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Support the entire application lifecycle, from design to support.
• Build modern Android applications focusing on user experience.
• Ensure security of mobile applications and address vulnerabilities.

Skills

Kotlin

OOP design principles

Android framework components

Concurrency and threading best practices

RESTful APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

Android tool ecosystem

Job description

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.

Job Details

• Job Title: Senior Android Engineer
• Location: Toronto, Ontario
• Employment Type: Contract

Responsibilities and Duties

• Support the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, test, release and support)
• Build and evolve modern Android 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 maintain code quality, documentation and automation

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's 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

• Experience in a continuous integration and continuous delivery environment
• Experience with Native iOS or using cross-platform technologies like React Native or Flutter