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About the role
- Seeking a solid and experienced mobile senior Android developer. This position requires 5+ years of experience developing mobile Android apps, proven knowledge of network protocols like HTTP, HTTPS, VPN, Bluetooth, experience publishing apps on Google Play store and Amazon Kindle store. Strong knowledge of the Android platform and ecosystem, VPN and networking technologies is desired. In addition to development, this position will be responsible for providing technical leadership and direction to other mobile developers of Nielsen Mobile meters and helping shape the strategy for testing and deployment of our meter across different markets. The successful candidate will be required to interact with other teams and work with product managers and business owners.
Key Skills
Should be a senior person with minimum 5 years’ experience in designing and implementing solutions for mobile Android devices.Proven record of mobile app developmentExcellent Java / Kotlin knowledgeVery good knowledge of Android networking APIs, specifically HTTP / SVery good knowledge on memory management for embedded applicationsGood knowledge of Bluetooth and VPN protocols for AndroidExperience with the Xamarin framework is a plusStrong record on mobile performance optimizationUnderstanding of IPv4 / IPv6, UDP / TCP packets and socketsExperience with Native and Web communications using JavaScriptExperience with CI / CD tools (Jenkins / GITLab)Experience working in an Agile / Scrum environment and ceremoniesGood understanding of JSON formats and parsersExperience integrating 3rd party SDKs ( Firebase)Should be able to work across multiple platforms and domainsShould have the ability to work independently and be a self-starter. Direction and support will be provided by the manager, but the candidate is expected to be a proactive leader and put forth his / her own ideasExcellent communication, documentation and presentation skillsCommitment to excellence, accepting responsibility and accountability for resultsFlexible to attempt alternate solutions to resolve issues and able adjust to a dynamic, changing technical and business environmentEducation
BSc in Engineering and / or Computer Science or related field