ZopSmart - Android Developer - Kotlin (1-4 yrs)

Job Description :

Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable, and user-friendly Android applications.

- Address complex technical challenges and solve problems creatively.

- Create exceptional user experiences that are both intuitive and visually appealing.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (design, product, backend) to deliver high-quality products.

- Understand and assist in API design to ensure optimal integration.

- Continuously enhance app architecture and adopt new technologies early.

- Actively participate in recruitment and talent acquisition activities.

- Mentor junior team members, providing guidance and support in their professional development.

- Share knowledge and best practices within the team.

Requirements :

- Strong understanding of Kotlin language fundamentals (classes, interfaces, data classes, lambdas, coroutines).

- Experience with Kotlin Coroutines for asynchronous operations.

- Comfortable with Kotlin Flow for reactive programming.

- Deep understanding of Compose UI concepts (Composable functions, state, side effects, modifiers).

- Proficiency in building complex UIs with Compose (Layouts, theming, animations).

- Experience with testing Compose UIs (Unit tests, UI tests).

- Solid understanding of Android architecture components (ViewModel, LiveData, Room).

- Experience with handling lifecycle events and managing application state.

- Familiarity with Android SDK, and common design patterns (MVVM, MVI).

Desirable Skills :

- Experience writing unit and UI tests using JUnit and Espresso.

- Familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD).

- Proficiency with Git (branching, merging, pull requests).

- Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).

- Knowledge of performance optimization techniques (e.g., memory management, efficient UI rendering)

- Ability to effectively debug and troubleshoot code issues.

- Knowledge of REST principles and how to interact with backend APIs using Retrofit or other networking libraries.

- Understanding of HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE).

- Basic understanding of JSON and data serialization/deserialization.

- Familiarity with SQL or NoSQL databases (e.g., SQLite, Firebase).

- Basic understanding of database concepts like tables, queries, and relationships.