Lead Software Development Engineer

Delta Tech Hub; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Virgin Atlantic mobile app team in Bengaluru and the UK seeks a Lead Android Developer to drive the Android app with the global team.

You will mentor juniors, guide technical decisions, and ensure high-quality code while collaborating with product owners and stakeholders. The role includes production support and ensuring industry-standard practices.

Responsibilities

• Work with cross-geo teams to develop and enhance the Android mobile app.
• Mentor junior developers and help the team overcome technical roadblocks.
• Provide technical leadership and apply engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Business stakeholders.
• Ensure code quality and adherence to industry standards.
• Communicate clearly with all levels of staff and management.
• Provide production support during outages as needed.

Job description

Role Summary:

Our mobile app (Virgin Atlantic Mobile App) helps make travelling easier by providing options such as booking a ticket or checking in to a flight and use our reminder and notification services. As a part of the Android App team, you will be empowering users, customer journey, and driving content as a service offering throughout the organization.

As a Lead Android Developer at DTH Virgin Atlantic Digital team, you will be responsible for developing the Virgin Atlantic Airlines Android mobile app alongside our global team based out of UK and India. As a lead developer, you are expected to help the developers and senior developers with your technical expertise and also mentor them.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Working with the team across geography in developing and enhancing our Android Mobile app.
• Helping junior team members with their technical roadblocks and helping the team to succeed.
• Though leadership and bringing in your experience and expertise to improve our product.
• Collaborating with Product owners and Business stakeholders
• Ensuring the code meets the industry standards and aware of Industry best practices.
• Communication skills - The ability to communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of employees and management, capable of successful formal and informal communication, speaks and writes clearly and understandably for the audience.
• Integrity and Trust - Involves being widely trusted, being seen as a direct, truthful individual, can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner, keeps confidences, admits mistakes, and does not misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.
• Teamwork- Involves working well in a collaborative setting, supporting work team by volunteering for and completing assignments, acting as a positive team member by contributing to discussions, developing and maintaining both formal and informal relationships enterprise-wide, defines success in terms of the entire team through mentoring and knowledge transfer.
• Technical Expertise - Involves demonstrating a commitment to increasing knowledge and skills in current technical / functional area, keeping up to date on technical developments, staying informed as to industry practices, knowing how to apply relevant technical processes to appropriate business needs.
• So solution Oriented - Maintains a positive attitude oriented towards coming up with solutions and developing new approaches, doesn't let distractions get in the way, isn't overwhelmed with problems/issues.
• Operations - We support what we build. As a part of the Android development team, you will also be responsible to provide support as and when needed in case of production outages