Senior/pe/em/sr.em Android Developer

Nielsen; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

A global media company is seeking a senior Android developer with over 6 years of experience. The role involves developing SDK features for audience measurement on Android devices, ensuring quality and performance, and collaborating with engineering teams. Candidates must be proficient in Java and Kotlin, with strong problem-solving skills and experience in performance tuning and debugging. This position is based in India and offers an opportunity to work on innovative mobile technologies.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Android development.
• Minimum 5 years Java/J2EE and 1 year Kotlin experience.
• Experience in performance tuning and memory optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design and build SDK features and sample apps for Android.
• Ensure performance, quality, and responsiveness of the SDK.
• Collaborate with team to define and ship new features.

Skills

Proficient with Java

Kotlin experience

Android framework experience

Troubleshooting and debugging skills

Familiarity with Gitlab and Github

Continuous integration with Jenkins

Agile/SCRUM SDLC

Tools

Gradle

Maven

ALM tools like JIRA

Job description

At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.

We are looking for a senior Android developer with 6+ years of experience, responsible for the development and maintenance of digital SDK integrated in publisher apps aimed at a range of Android devices including mobile phones, tablets and TVs. Your primary focus will be development of Android sdk features for audience measurement and their integration with back-end services. You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, advanced design, and the creation of quality products is essential.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design and build sdk(library project) features and in-house sample apps for the Android platform
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of the sdk
• Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation
• Self-motivated with strong problem-solving skills
• Passionate about writing clean, well organized, and production-ready code

Skills

• Proficient with Java and Kotlin (minimum 5 years Java/J2EE + 1 year Kotlin experience is must)
• Experience of working with Android framework, third-party libraries, and APIs
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Understanding of Android Design principles and interface guidelines
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills to investigate crashes in production
• Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools such as profiler
• Knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools Gitlab and Github
• Familiarity with continuous integration with Jenkins
• Experience using dependencies managers like Gradle and Maven
• Experience with native player components is preferred
• Solid understanding of the Agile/SCRUM SDLC using ALM tools such as JIRA
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

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