Android Developer at Hypergiant

Please note: This is a 1099 contract opportunity; extension(s) possible but not guaranteed. We are open to 100% remote candidates.

Who We Are: At Hypergiant, our work is driven by individuals pushing the boundary and always professionally challenging our clients to think differently. We’re seeking individuals who are both analytical and creative and can help us fuel our motto: Tomorrowing Today. We’re based in Texas and have a strong track record of working with some of the biggest brands around the world in industries spanning retail, oil & gas, aviation, healthcare, and more. We provide large enterprises with cutting-edge advice, bespoke technology solutions, and deployment expertise needed to harness the value out of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Our goal is to work with forward-thinking organizations and to help them understand how Artificial Intelligence will affect their business and their industry.

We’re looking for a passionate and resourceful Senior Android Developer to help build amazing apps using the latest Android tools, APIs, and technologies.

Duties

• Develop new Android apps and related systems from scratch and update existing ones.
• Build Android libraries that can be shared across apps.
• Write high-quality code, ensuring excellence with unit tests when appropriate.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure compliance with Hypergiant’s quality standards.
• Work in an Agile-like, iterative development process.
• Collaborate with designers, testers, project and product managers, and project sponsors.
• Communicate tasking estimation and progress regularly to a project manager through appropriate tools.
• Take responsibility for the development and delivery of a portion or the entirety of an Android development project. This includes architecting, coding, and unit testing specific requirements as determined by the project team.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional Android software development experience.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver Android apps to Google Play.
• Experience with Android ecosystem automated testing tools and frameworks.
• Full proficiency in Java and Kotlin, plus professional experience developing Android apps using Android Studio.
• Solid understanding of memory management in a garbage-collected environment.
• Experience with most features of the Android support libraries and popular third-party libraries, including RxJava, Dagger, Butterknife, Volley, Picasso, and OkHttp.
• Experience with adaptable layouts, including extensive building of view layouts in resource XML and code.
• Experience with the Gradle build system.
• Knowledgeable about common backend system integrations and web services.
• Experience with Git, including knowledge of branching and merging workflows.
• Design-minded attention to user interface implementation.
• Ability to be proactive, self-directed, and assume responsibilities without close supervision.
• Firm grasp of multitasking techniques and potential areas of risk.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, collaborative, and evolving work environment.

Hypergiant, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace. We offer a fun, flexible work environment, company-sponsored activities, and commit to providing each employee with job satisfaction by addressing core needs. Learn more at hypergiant.com.