Android Developer

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Android Developer

Walmart

Sunnyvale, CA **HYBRID - 2 DAYS A WEEK**

12 Months

Rate: $65-75/hr C2C

Additional Information:

What are the top 3 skills needed/required?
• Android Core, Kotlin, Troubleshooting Android App

What skills and/or experience would separate the top candidate?

What makes a candidate profile stand out to you?
• Prior experience in eCommerce domain, Solid understanding of Android Core architecture and Test-driven Development.

What will this person's day-to-day responsibilities be?
• Design, build and ship high quality features for Client android application.
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
• Work with data sources APIs and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.

What is the project this person will be working on?

How will they contribute to the project?
• This engineer will build post transactions core and partner features for FY25 business initiatives.

What is the makeup of the team?
• Two full time Android engineers besides this role.

Does the candidate need to be in a certain Client location/hub or remote?

Will a Client badge be needed at onset or in the future?
• Yes, Badge needed from day 1.

If hybrid or in office role, how many days a week will the candidate need to come into the office?
• This position has on-site requirements for two days each week ( Tue, Thurs)
• Please note that candidates who will be working in Bentonville, AR, Reston, VA or some Texas locations must have a VendorSAFE background check completed.

Does this contract have the opportunity to extend or convert to an FTE?
• Not Sure at this time.

Have you previously hired for this role?
• No

If so, where have candidates historically fallen short?

Description:

Job Duties :
• Design and build e-commerce applications for the Android platform.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
• Lead and mentor junior developers
• Skills 5+ years experience working with the following technologies:
• Expert knowledge of Java and the JDK
• Expert knowledge of the Android SDK
• Advanced Android UI Skills (Fragments, Custom view components)
• Experience writing multi-threaded and Networked apps
• Expert level debugging and analysis skills using ADB
• Experience with the application submission/provisioning process
• Experience leading a small team of developers and delegating tasks .
• Excellent communication skills in both technical and non-technical discussions.
• Have designed and developed a complete Android app from top to bottom.
• Expert knowledge of IntelliJ or Android Studio
• Have worked with OpenGL or the NDK and high performance graphics code
• Web Services experience as it relates to mobile apps
• Solid understanding of Android UI paradigms from Gingerbread to Oreo (Material Design)
• Experience with protocol buffers