Mid to Senior Android Developer

Company: ALTA IT Services
Location: Vienna
Posted on: April 2, 2025

Job Description:

Job Title: Mid to Senior Android Developer

Find out if this opportunity is a good fit by reading all of the information that follows below.
Location: Vienna or Winchester, VA; Pensacola, FL; or San Diego, CA
Hybrid: 2 days a week or 8 days a month
Pay Rate: Open to Both C2C and W2 options
Position Type: Multiyear Contract

Job Description:
Required (All Levels):
--- 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 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)

** Onsite 2 days a week or 8 days a month
** Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30PM EST


Ref: #850-Rockville (ALTA IT)

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