Android Developer

Job Description

Cognizant is looking for an experienced top-notch Android developer to grow with our dev team! As an Android Developer, you will be involved from conception to completion with projects that are technologically sound and aesthetically impressive. An ideal candidate is someone who enjoys working in a fast paced, collaborative team. Someone that values the “team” and maximizes the opinions and expertise of their teammates to deliver quality.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Develop Android client code solutions that deliver on Product Strategy and adhere to established engineering best practices, design guidelines and principles
• Partner with Software Engineers, UX/UI, Quality Engineers, Product Owners/Analysts to deliver high performing quality customer experiences that are engaging, purposeful and powerful in their simplicity
• Actively participate in all team agile ceremonies, contributing to ensure that all team commitments are delivered on time and of the highest quality
• Remain an active learner in all technologies related to mobile development (Kotlin, Swift 3rd party libraries, etc.)
• Influence and contribute to group discussions and incorporate feedback/communication from the broader team
• Actively engage with developers outside of the local sprint team across various disciplines (Android, iOS, APIs, Web, etc.)
• Own and lead delivery of major components and platform needs in partnership with senior engineers and Architects
• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across sprint teams
• Identify technical obstacles early and work closely with the team to find creative solutions
• Review pull requests and ensure adherence to Kotlin and other language idioms

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 4 years of experience in software engineering
• At least 3 years of experience building Android applications
• At least 3 years of experience with Kotlin
• Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience in open source frameworks
• 1+ years of experience with Agile practices
• Master’s Degree

You must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

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