Senior Android Developer

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Senior Android developer- Contract- £400-500 a day
Our Client is a busy start-up preparing for a global launch of their social network, they have a Silicon
valley set-up in the heart of London. They are building a large-scale, mass-market consumer service
for both web and mobile.
In this role you’ll be working in our world-class mobile team and will take the lead on Android app
development. The app will be highly interactive and visual, include a significant networking aspect,
and will need to be engineered for high performance in many situations – there will be plenty of
technical challenges! This is a great opportunity to join the team early and have a big impact on the
product.
Passion
You need to demonstrate a passion for your work and show a high standard. As a team they work
from a basis of mutual respect.
Experience
You’ve created multiple commercial, native Android apps that have widespread usage and
connect to web services.
You’ve had experience in a software team: you’re familiar with Git, agile development practices,
code reviews
Skills
Strong Java skills
Expert knowledge of Android platform and core frameworks
You can create a compelling interaction with attention to detail
You know your way around databases and can comfortably craft queries
You can write clean code with tests and can work to improve its performance
Familiar with API design, networking, caching and complex modelling issues for highly interactive
apps
Bonus Points
Breadth of experience with a variety of programming languages and frameworks
OS and Objective C experience
Human-computer interaction experience including understanding usability issues, user testing
Background in Computer Science