Android Developer

Role: Android Developer

Locations: Pittsburgh, PA/ Dallas, TX/ Columbus, OH/ Strongsville, OH/ Charlotte, NC/ Phoenix, AZ (Onsite)

Contract

Job Description:

• The Android Developer will be responsible for designing, developing, enhancing, and maintaining mobile applications that deliver seamless digital experiences to customers, employees, and business partners. This role contributes to the organization's digital transformation initiatives by building scalable, secure, and high-performing Android applications that align with business objectives and customer expectations.
• The position works closely with product owners, business stakeholders, UX designers, architects, quality engineering teams, and backend development teams to deliver innovative mobile solutions. The Android Developer plays a key role in translating business requirements into intuitive mobile experiences while ensuring application reliability, maintainability, and long-term scalability.
• This role requires participation throughout the software development lifecycle, from solution planning and design through deployment, support, and continuous improvement. The individual is expected to contribute to technical discussions, support modernization initiatives, and help establish mobile development best practices across the organization."

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and enhance Android mobile applications aligned with business and customer requirements.
• Collaborate with product owners and business analysts to understand functional requirements and translate them into mobile application features.
• Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, and retrospective sessions.
• Review application designs and provide recommendations to improve usability, maintainability, and scalability.
• Work closely with UX/UI teams to implement user-friendly and visually appealing mobile interfaces.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application defects, performance issues, and production incidents.
• Conduct peer code reviews and contribute to development standards and best practices.
• Coordinate with backend teams to integrate APIs and enterprise services.
• Ensure application quality through unit testing, integration testing, and defect resolution.
• Maintain technical documentation related to mobile application features and releases.

Weekly Responsibilities:

• Participate in architecture and solution design discussions.
• Support application deployment activities and release management processes.
• Analyze customer feedback and application usage metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with QA teams during testing cycles to ensure successful delivery.
• Participate in security, compliance, and performance review activities.
• Contribute to technical debt reduction and application modernization initiatives.
• Mentor junior developers and support knowledge-sharing activities across the team.
• Investigate emerging mobile technologies and recommend innovation opportunities.

Ongoing Responsibilities:

• Maintain high application availability, reliability, and performance.
• Support production environments and resolve critical issues as needed.
• Ensure mobile applications comply with enterprise security and governance standards.
• Drive continuous improvement of development processes, frameworks, and coding standards.
• Contribute to mobile platform roadmaps and long-term technology strategy."

Skill and Proficiency Level Expected:

• Android Application Development Expert (6+ Years Hands-on Experience)
• Kotlin Expert
• Java (Android Development) Advanced
• Android SDK Expert
• Android Studio Expert
• Jetpack Components Advanced
• MVVM Architecture Pattern Advanced
• REST API Integration Advanced
• JSON Data Processing Advanced
• Material Design Guidelines Advanced
• UI Development and Responsive Design Advanced
• Coroutines Advanced
• Dependency Injection (Hilt/Dagger) Advanced
• Room Database Advanced
• SQLite Intermediate to Advanced
• Git Version Control Advanced
• Unit Testing Advanced
• Integration Testing Advanced
• Agile/Scrum Methodology Advanced
• Mobile Application Performance Optimization Advanced
• Application Debugging and Troubleshooting Expert
• Google Play Store Deployment Process Advanced
• Mobile Security Best Practices Advanced
• CI/CD for Mobile Applications Intermediate to Advanced