Android Developer

We specialize in Staffing, Consulting, Software Development, and Training along with IT services to small to medium size companies. AG's primary objective is to help companies maximize their IT resources and meet the ever-changing IT needs and challenges.

In addition, AG offers enterprise resource planning and enterprise application integration, supply-chain management, e-commerce solutions, and B2B public exchanges and B2B process integration solutions. Our company provides application analysis, design, development and programming, software engineering, systems development, testing, integration, and implementation, and management consulting services to various clients – including governmental agencies and private companies – throughout the United States and India.

We provide these services in multiple computing environments and use technologies such as client/server architecture, object-oriented programming languages and tools, distributed database management systems, state-of-the-art networking, and communications infrastructures. Our honest and realistic approach to recruiting dictates that AG does not entice or lure engineers from their employers. We represent only high caliber technical professionals who have committed to making a change required by career.

Overview:

We are looking for an Android Developer to help us build awesome Android apps that integrate with our services platform. The Android developer for the Mobile Team will report to the Director of Mobile. The Mobile group is responsible for application architecture, development and innovation of new feature development to support consumer mobile solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Android design and development, with one or more apps in the Google Play app store.

At  it isn't enough to be able to produce great code, we want you to be able to produce great ideas and shape the future of our product.

This is a hands-on role. Beyond technical capabilities, we are also looking for a person who can take diverse and changing requirements and turn them into actionable plans. The ideal candidate will have had experience in the high paced energy of startups as well as experience in the structured world of a large company. Additional responsibilities include mentoring the team, driving Agile methodology, tracking the current tasks of the team members, and escalating issues as needed.

The successful applicant will work closely with Business Analysts, other Technical Leads, Software Engineers, Operations, and Quality Assurance Engineers in a collaborative environment to provide quality software and solutions while providing the necessary leadership to deliver releases on time and on the budget.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the development of mobile apps for the Android platform
• Participate in code reviews, wireframe designs and proof of concepts
• Work with QA team in analyzing and resolving production issues and defects.
• Work with Release Engineering team in app deployment activities
• Participate in the full SDLC (RUP/Agile), including meetings, iterative development, estimations and design sessions

Skills

Summary:

• 3+ years as a technical lead with deep understanding of Android UX and UI design paradigms, and ability to implement and design Android apps
• 5+ years of broad knowledge of Java, Android Studio, grade, and other IDE tools
• An Object Oriented philosopher with experience understanding and applying OO design patterns.
• Experience working with and tuning high volume mobile applications
• Experience integrating with RESTful API backends
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, agile, collaborative environment
• Ability to clearly write technical specifications and strong estimating and planning skills
• Able to effectively communicate across teams and roles.
• Demonstrable ability to deliver projects on time, with high quality, and within budget.
• Ability to deliver full life cycle engagements.
• Ability and desire to thrive in a proactive, high-pressure, client-services, environment.
• Up to 5% travel – Offices Onshore and Offshore, Conferences – up to 4x a yr.

Company Profile:

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