Senior Android Developer

Next Ventures is currently looking for a Senior Android Developer to join a leading pharma company on a long-term project in Prague.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Contributes to code development by focusing on critical and technically complex tasks

As a recognized technical leader, guides and mentors a team of 3-4 Android developers

Responsible for technical architecture, overall code quality, performance and compliance for assigned projects

Continuously discovers, evaluates, and implements new technologies and best practices to maximize development efficiency

Coordinates project performance with Project/Program Manager

Contributes to defect triage and prioritizes the tasks, helps in finding the root cause of issues by doing code reviews

Unit-tests code for robustness

Accountable to reflect accurate status updates in project management tools

Updates knowledge and document management systems (SharePoint, Confluence) with artefacts

Responsible for correctness and completeness of project technical documentation

Actively participates in SCRUM meetings (daily standup, sprint review & retrospective) and contributes to SCRUM artifacts

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

University degree in computer science or related field

5+ years of software development experience, out of these 4+ latest years in Android application development demonstrated with completed projects

Experience in technical lead role is desirable, but not mandatory

Expert knowledge of Java and Android API foundations such as Services, Intents, Activities, Fragments and BroadcastReceivers

Experience with Android GUI development using programmatic and XML Layouts

Experience with other languages (C++, JavaScript, Objective-C, C#) would be a plus

Experience with unit test frameworks (JUnit, Robolectric, etc.)

Experience consuming RESTful web services from Android applications

Good communication skills

Advanced English (written and spoken)

Experience working in Agile environment is highly desirable

For immediate consideration, please send CV to (see below)