Senior Android Developer

Cognizant's Digital Engineering

Our practice is seeking a highly qualified Android Senior Developer with experience in Android Software Development Kit. You will work side by side with product managers, designers, and clients, making decisions together to quickly deliver valuable working software to clients and their users. Our developers are agile and retrospective, and not afraid to identify what we're doing wrong, so we can fix it, so we can improve on it. Above all, we judge success by the success of our team and the happiness of our customers.

Location: Onsite in Dallas, TX

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• Conceptualize, design, program, test, implement and deploy software applications using the appropriate documentation, processes, and quality standards.

• Provide business and project expertise when collaborating with clients, IT resources, vendors, consultants, and other stakeholders to identify the user requirements, assess technologies, recommend, and implement technical solutions.

• Performs formal code reviews to ensure specifications and standards are met.

• Applies defined code management, build, and deployment standards and practices.

• Independently applies problem solving skills to investigate and research complex system problems to establish root cause and resolution.

• Ensure accuracy of coding, create technical documentation; utilize software configuration, version, and quality management processes.

• Work independently with minimal direct supervision; exercise independent judgment to obtain results.

• Independently applies problem solving skills to investigate and research complex system problems to establish root cause and resolution.

Required Skills

• 8-12 years' experience in the design, development of large-scale mobile applications

• Proficient and hands-on with Android development

• Solid hands-on technical knowledge/experience in Kotlin, Java, web tech stack

• Proficiency in Android application development. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Solid understanding of web development and web technologies.

• Excellent knowledge and capability to use OS frameworks for multi-threading, data persistence, and adapting user interface across multiple screen sizes.

• Experience with developing custom UIs and animations.

• Knowledge of implementing APIs for Ad integration, push notifications and cloud messaging.

• Knowledge to apply Test Driven development throughout the lifecycle of the application. Hands-on knowledge to define functional and integrational test strategies and to provide support and guidance for troubleshooting.

• Advanced knowledge of unit testing best practices and continuous Integration processes (CI/CD)

• Well versed with code versioning tools such as Git and continuous integration (Jenkins)

• Understanding of design strategies for effectively leveraging CDNs

• In depth understanding of agile development methodologies

• Experience delivering large programs in a complete agile model.

• Strong experience in JavaScript and Angular framework

• Experience in integrating with Restful and JSON based services.

The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

• Cognizant is a global community with more than 345,000 associates around the world.
• We don't just dream of a better way - we make it happen.
• We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what's right.
• We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that's right for you.

About us:
Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, helping organizations modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they stay ahead in a fast-changing world.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion:
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, champions equity and values inclusion. We are dedicated to nurturing a community where everyone feels heard, accepted and welcome. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

Disclaimer:
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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