Digital (Mid to Senior Android Developer)

Demonstrates knowledge delivering software within a formal Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Demonstrates knowledge of developing Java based applications

Ability to apply sound judgment in analyzing and organizing technical solutions

Effective research, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Bachelor s Degree in related field and/or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

Required list of skills and competencies:

Programming Languages

Kotlin, including Kotlin DSL for build scripts

Java

Frameworks and Libraries

Dagger/Hilt - Dependency injection

Jetpack Compose - Toolkit for building native UI

JUnit, Mockito, Espresso, Hamcrest - Testing frameworks

Kotlin Coroutine - Asynchronous programming

Retrofit - Networking

Tools

Android Studio - Android IDE

Proguard/R8 - Shrink, obfuscate, and optimize

Azure DevOps Pipelines - CI/CD pipelines using YAML

Architectural Patters

MVVM (Model View View-Model)

Android architecture. Application, Activity, Fragment lifecycle.

Methodology

SAFE Agile

Scrum

Level III:

Prior experience working on small to medium sized projects of increasing complexity, or a combination of education, training and experience

Demonstrates ability to coach, lead, guide, and provide technical direction to professional staff members

Ability to negotiate with stakeholders, governance committees, and senior management when deciding how best to deliver software solutions to satisfy business requirements

Ability to deliver software using different software development methodologies

Level IV:

Formal degree in a related field

Advanced training/certification in information technology, computer science or related field

Extensive experience in application/systems analysis, workflow or procedural analysis

Strong planning, organizational, and multi-tasking skills

Strong research, analytical, and problem solving skills

Level V:

Excellent relationship and facilitation and presentation skills

Demonstrated technical abilities in independently resolving complex problems

Deep knowledge of financial industry trends, direction and standards that guide new technology offerings

Experience, and demonstrated knowledge in strategic planning

Experience leading, guiding, and mentoring professional staff

Desired (All Levels):

College degree and formal training in information technology, computer science or related field

Knowledge of client's business processes and technical systems

Strong analytical expertise

Knowledge of Financial industry best practices in relation to Mobile Application offerings and capabilities

Experience delivering software using Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, or XP

Previously developed native Android Apps using Google s official IDE, Android Studio

Refines knowledge by staying up to date on emerging trends in the mobile application development landscape

Able to leverage techniques such as Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration and Delivery pipelines

Desired/Nice to have list of skills and competencies (level, III, IV & V):

Programming Languages

Bash/shell scripting

HTML

Frameworks and Libraries

Okhttp - Http client

RxJava - Reactive programming

Tools

Verimatrix apkdefender - Code protection

Wiremock - Service virtualization tool

Firebase Crashlytics - Crash reporting, application monitoring

Firebase App Distribution - Test app distribution

Adobe Analytics - Telemetry

Azure App Insights Telemetry

Launch Darkly - Feature management

Google Playstore Console - App store

Architectural Patters

MVP (Model View Presenter)

Methodology

Extreme Programming (XP) - Agile software development framework

ATDD (Acceptance test driven development)