Android Developer

About the Company:
Akonect is a SaaS product startup based in Chennai, working on an enterprise collaboration & communication platform. Our primary market is US & UK. Our development team is located at Gopalapuram, Chennai.

Website: http://akonect.com

Job location: Chennai

Desired Experience: 1-2 years

Target Batch Passout: 2013-2015

Salary: INR 4 LPA – INR 7 LPA
(The final CTC will depend upon candidate’s performance in the interview and will be at the company’s discretion)

Course Specialization: BCA /B.Sc./ BE/B.Tech  

Tentative date of joining: Immediate

Tenative date of interview: Will be communicated post registration window is closed.

* The shortlisted candidates will be sent Admit Cards/Call Letters on their registered mail Id, which they will need to, carry on the date of Interview. No candidate will be entertained by the company without the formal intimation from Aspiring Minds.

Job Description & Skill Set Required:
- Passion for programming and building awesome products.
- Hands-on experience of minimum 2 years in development is a must.
- Ability to work in an agile environment.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate clearly with team members.
- Highly motivated and dependable with exceptional communication.
- Experience with Git for source control. - Understanding of the full development life cycle.
- Expertise in developing native applications for the Android platform.
- Strong knowledge of Android SDK and different versions of Android.
- Experience developing for different screen sizes in Android devices.
- Proven knowledge and experience with Java.
- Knowledge of Android Studio.
- Knowledge of consuming JSON web-services for client server communication.
- Knowledge of web sockets is a big plus.
- Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
- Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
- Ability to design applications around natural user interfaces, such as “touch”
- Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks - Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
- A knack for benchmarking and optimization
- Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
- Released Android applications a plus.
- Build advanced applications on native Android platform.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
- Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
- Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.
- Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.

Interview Process:
-Face to face Interview

Last date to apply: 6-March 2017