Senior Android Developer

Photon; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Photon in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, seeks an experienced Android developer to design and build scalable mobile applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship new features, and own code quality from architecture to testing.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in Android with Kotlin, deep knowledge of Android SDK and Jetpack, and a track record of performance optimization and robust testing. Join a fast-growing team driving banking-grade mobile experiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Android development experience.
• 5+ years of Kotlin development experience.
• Deep knowledge of Android SDK, Jetpack libraries and material design.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Write clean, maintanable code following best practices; SOLID principles and Clean Architecture.
• Implement robust architecture (MVVM, MVI or MVP) for scalable apps.
• Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform.
• Monitor app performance and optimize as needed.
• Fix bugs and improve application performance.
• Research and adopt latest technologies for efficiency.

Skills

Android

Kotlin

REST API

Jetpack

CI/CD

Git

Testing

MVVM

Tools

Jira

Git

Confluence

Job description

Main Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Write clean, maintainable and reusable code following best practices (SOLID principles, Clean Architecture)
• Implement robust application architecture (MVVM, MVI or MVP) to ensure scalability and maintainability
• Designing and building advanced applications for the Android platform
• Collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to design and launch new features.
• Monitor the performance of apps and make improvements as required.
• Write and maintain codes.
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance
• Research continuously and acquire the latest technologies for maximum efficiency.
• Maintain code integrity and organization.

Requirements:

• 5+ years solid and proven work experience in Android development (banking experience would be a plus)
• 5+ years Software experience in coding with Kotlin
• Deep understanding of Android SDK, Jetpack libraries and material design principles
• Experience in Mobile API design, performance optimization, client architecture, or tools in the mobile space.
• Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• Experience with Google Approval & Distribution Process (would be a plus)
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Collaborative tools: Jira, GIT, Confluence