Principal Engineer Android

We are seeking an experienced Principal Engineer Android Development to lead the technical evolution of our Android applications. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in designing, developing, and optimizing high-performance Android applications.

Location: Gurugram, Work from office (Immediate joiners preferred)

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive performance optimization, including improving page load times, reducing frozen frames, and enhancing application responsiveness.

• Architect and implement robust frameworks and reusable wrappers for seamless development. • Conduct in-depth hardware optimizations, including areas like camera performance.

• Enhance application architecture, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design interactive UX with advanced animations.

• Champion the use of best practices for memory management, multithreading, and application security.

• Optimize application performance under low-network conditions, ensuring smooth functionality and user experience.

• Identify and fix application vulnerabilities, adhering to industry security standards.

• Migrate legacy frameworks and codebases to the latest technologies for improved maintainability and scalability.

• Facilitate client-backend setup and ensure seamless integration of server-side APIs.

• Work on API integrations using REST and SOAP, ensuring seamless data flow and responsiveness.

• Research and evaluate cutting-edge industry technologies to incorporate into the development process.

• Develop and maintain unit testing frameworks to ensure high-quality deliverables.

Required Skills:

• Proficiency in Kotlin and Java programming languages.

• Hands-on experience with MVVM design pattern and LiveData for efficient data handling.

• Expertise in memory management, multithreading, file I/O operations, and application security.

• Strong experience in optimizing applications for low-network environments

• Deep understanding of API interaction, particularly REST/SOAP-based services.

• Proven ability to create engaging, animation-rich user interfaces.

• Expertise in migrating legacy frameworks to modern technologies.

• Hands-on experience with Firebase and other open-source libraries.

• Strong knowledge of unit testing frameworks, API segregation techniques, and setting up client-backend ecosystems.

• Expertise with performance profiling tools

Preferred Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in Android development.

• A passion for exploring new technologies and driving innovation in mobile application development.

• Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on mentoring and guiding product development teams.