Lead/Senior Android Engineer

*Availability to commute to the office Bedminster, New Jersey, United States at least 3 times per week is a must*

*Availability for meeting and team collaboration during the day starting 8:00AM EST/EDT is a must*

Project summary

The project is in telecom sector and involves collecting, processing, and analyzing large volumes of network performance data from various sources, including mobile devices, CPEs, scanners, and third-party testing tools. Project features with complexity of its data sources, the volume of data processed, and the need for real-time analysis.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of high-quality Android applications.
• Architect and implement scalable and maintainable code structures.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and software development
• Utilize C++ libraries from Kotlin using Android NDK and JNI
• Optimize the OS layer for performance, threading, and diagnostics interfaces.
• Custom libraries creation to handle high bandwidth data processing on Android devices.
• Develop solutions for managing large data on/off Android devices
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve software defects
• Stay updated with the latest Android trends, technologies, and development
• Create and maintain technical documentation for code, designs, and product requirements
• Participate in the deployment process and ensure smooth rollouts of new features and bug fixes.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams for continuous integration and delivery with tools like JIRA, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Gitlab
• Work closely with other app developers and engineers to ensure project success.
• Exercise a high degree of autonomy and ownership
• Research approaches to solve unfamiliar problems

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years hands-on experience with Android SDK, framework and library components including a strong knowledge of different Android versions
• Strong architectural knowledge and experience in framework-level development.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Kotlin or Java; familiarity with C/C++ and solid understanding of Android JNI and NDK concepts.
• 4+ years of proven experience in multithreading and OS layer optimization for framework, diagnostics interface and threads.
• Custom library creation for high bandwidth data processing
• Large data management on/off devices
• 4+ years of experience working with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services.
• Significant experience (5+ years) in offline storage, threading, and performance tuning.
• Solid foundation in Object-Oriented design, SOLID principles and algorithm complexity (O-notation), data structures with at least 5 years of hands-on experience.
• In-depth experience with Android system classes related to phone calls (VoLTE, VoWIFI, 1xCall), SMS, Messaging with other apps, Bluetooth, WIFI, IMS registration, with a minimum of 3 years of professional work.
• Proficiency in utilizing the Linux/Unix environment for building Android applications
• Experience in working with OEM manufacturers
• Experience in domain-specific knowledge such as network protocols, IoT, RIL (Radio Interface Layer) and android telephony (LTE, CDMA, EvDO, WCDMA, GSM/EDGE, TCP/IP) is valuable but not mandatory.
• Experience with cloud message APIs and push notifications is desirable.
• Understanding of AOSP design principles and interface guidelines is preferred.
• Proactive problem solver with strong analytical skills
• Effective communicator with the ability to translate technical concepts to non- technical
• Strong team player with the ability to provide technical details
• Detail-oriented and committed to delivering high-quality software

Must-Have Skills:

Android, Kotlin, OS layer, C++, NDK

Nice to Have Skills:

Java