Title - Senior Android developer
Duration – 12 Months (Possibility of Conversion and Extension)
Location- Toronto, Ontario (2 Days Onsite )

Key Deliverables & Responsibilities
We are seeking a Senior Android developer to work in our mobile development team within the CTS organization. As part of the team, you will design and deliver solutions for a variety of projects related to our mobile banking platform. You will have experience in developing native Android solutions and proven experience leading others.
 
Responsibilities include:

• Prime contact with technical experts, project teams, business and outside vendors, providing leadership, guidance and direction
• Work independently and often autonomously as the senior or lead developer and coach/guide team members within area of expertise
• Overall accountability for the delivery of the solution design and deliverables.
• In conjunction with architects and managers provide effort estimates for new projects and initiatives
• Consult on development of the System Requirements Specification (SRS). Work closely with Business analyst to translate business requirements into timely and robust technical solutions
• Lead the creation of a comprehensive end-to-end solution and coordinate with Solution Architects and other Solution Designers as required driving the creation of the System Design Specification [SDS]
• Work with developers to ensure that the detailed technical design is fully understood and the development initiatives are in line with the intended design and standards
• Ensure team members adhere to guidelines/procedures on highly complex or large scale projects complying with the system development life cycle (SDLC) and project management methodology (PMLC)
• Conduct code reviews to ensure quality, standards compliance, re-usability and ease of maintenance
• Deliver effective and efficient solutions by meeting key project milestones and ensure that the project deliverables are on time, within budget, and adhere to the corporate quality and security standards
• Continuously enhance knowledge/expertise in own area and keep current with leading-edge technologies trends/developments and develop expertise in services, applications, infrastructure, analytical tools and techniques that can contribute to effective solution design/delivery
• Provide technical support for escalated incidents/outages to ensure that they are resolved efficiently with minimal impact to stakeholders
• Provide input into the Application Deployment Plan
• Work on a broad range of tasks and multiple, concurrent projects. Prioritize and manage own workload in order to deliver quality results and meet timelines
• Support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
• Participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business units

 
Must-Have Hard Skills:

• 7+ years of experience in mobile development and 5+ years with Kotlin on Android platform.
• Hands-on experience with Jetpack Compose libraries
• Hands-on experienced with development tools such as Android Studio, Gradle, Emulator etc.
• Hands-on experience with software design pattern such as MVC, MVP, and MVVM
• Hands-on experience with automated testing via JUnit and platform specific frameworks like Robolectric and Espresso

 
Soft Skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize job duties and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Well organized, self-motivated, strong team player
• Proven analytic and problem-solving skills
• Highly organized, self-motivated, customer oriented

 
Nice-To-Have

• Knowledge of analytics tool such as Dynatrace, SonarQube, Crashlytics, etc.
• Experience in leading/mentoring technical team members
• Experience working with a distributed team with both onshore and offshore developers
• Experience in the financial services industry an asset

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 80.00/hr.