Senior Android Developer

Senior Android Developer

Category: Software Development/ Engineering Main location: United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Position ID: J0926-2524 Employment Type: Full Time

Position Description:

CGI is looking for an Android Mobile Developer to join us. This candidate will serve as a technical expert of a large scale mobile development project consisting of both on shore and off shore developers. The Mobile Developer will work together with Product Owners, Subject Matter Experts and Technical Managers to build native applications. The Mobile Developer will be responsible for ensuring the team is creating functional, scalable, maintainable code utilizing existing customer patterns.

Your Future Duties And Responsibilities:

1. Serve as Senior Android Developer to develop and enhance features for mobile apps. 2. Create and review technical designs for real world entities/ relationships/ scenarios and translate them into corresponding objects in mobile software. 3. Develop source code for mobile apps using languages like Java & Kotlin. 4. Effectively use software development IDEs (Integrated Development Environment) like Android Studio, Eclipse and XCode. 5. Review code from peers and respond to any code review comments to ensure code quality, consistency, and within unit test coverage.6. Ensure that software design patterns like MVP (Model View Presenter), MVVM (Model View View Model) are strictly followed. Objective is to define consistent layers in the software to ensure maintainability and longevity of the code. 7. Effectively use version control systems like GIT to keep the software source code clean and always secured. 8. Participate and contribute to all Agile ceremonies like daily Scrum, Backlog refinement, Sprint planning, Retrospectives, Release planning etc. 9. Execute Spike stories to research, investigate and estimate time and resource requirements for new features/enhancements with Product Owners. 10. Highlight any impediments, dependencies and any potential risks affecting delivery of software features. 11. Conduct trainings and guide junior developers and new members. 12. Understand the requirements, current state architecture of the enterprise and help product owners creating roadmap for the future enhancements.13. Develop mobile application code in coordination with other team members.14. Integrate the mobile applications with the centralized authentication application.15. Knowledge on biometric authentication and device capabilities like Camera, Phone state, Location, Notifications, Permissions management etc.16. Create Software Architecture Document, High Level and Low Level Design document, Nonfunctional requirements for the project.17. Work in an Agile environment and adapt to the changing needs and requirements of the business.18. Always be ready to be hands on to develop or fix issues to deliver on time and with highest quality.19. Work closely with BA/QA team members to create test plans, and ensure that the issues are properly identified, fixed and tested.20. Groom the team and develop the application with customer centric ideas and innovation as the core of every activity help the team attain a benchmark within the organization for others to follow and achieve.21. Ensure that the app code always stays compliant to HIPPA, HIG, Internal architecture, Naming Conventions and Accessibility guidelines.

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role:

1. 7+ years of experience with mobile development. 2. 5+ Experience in Android development. 3. 4+ Experience in Rest APIs and API Authentication. 4. Good experience working with design patterns like MVVM. 5. Experience working with tools like Android Studio, Gradle, Git, Postman, Firebase and Google services. 6. Working experience in Industry Standard protocols related API Security including OAuth is a must. 7. Strong design and programming skills using layouts & Jetpack Compose.8. Strong background working with Android tech stack including libraries like Retrofit, GSON, RxJava, Kotlin coroutines etc. 9. Knowledge on databases, rules, and CRUD operations. 10. Strong agile/scrum experience. 11. Strong collaboration and communication skills within distributed project teams. 12. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

What You Can Expect From Us:

Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because… You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction.Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.