Senior Android Developer (remote)( ВЕЛВЕТЕК Системз )

компания "велветек системз" about us velvetech is an american global software development company headquartered in chicago, il. velvetech has its developers strategically distributed in 10+ global technical job markets to deliver the best in class software engineering and exceptional client services. we have 20+ years of experience in software and hardware development for clients all around the world, especially for us clients. as an official microsoft gold partner, our company is listed in the top 5 software development companies in illinois, usa. us clients are leading trading and financial organizations, insurance companies, large healthcare associations, pharmaceutical and energy companies, equipment manufacturers, hi-tech startups, etc. areas of expertise are consulting, development, implementation and support of software solutions with modern microservices backends (.net core, node.js, java, sql server, postgresql, mongodb, redis, rabbitmq), web front-ends (react, angular), and mobile development (swift, kotlin, java). most of the systems are prepared for cloud infrastructures (aws, azure, gcp), and heavily rely on docker, kubernetes while modern ci/cd is made using gitlab ci or teamcity. principles are based on agile methodology, scrum and kanban. various projects coded in gitlab or github are built with multiple coordinated teams, collaborating via jira, confluence, ms teams, and slack. velvetech constantly follows the tech trends and actively cooperates with startups in such breakthrough areas as machine learning, the internet of things, blockchain, fpga, and ai. project we work on an ambitious project of building a platform for ev (electric vehicles) charging that should become a game changer for that quite a new industry. we do everything: from designing the hardware to developing the driverchr(39)s mobile apps. the project is very innovative and keeps expanding. there are hundreds of charging stations operating live, and we are already working on the next step of turning the solution into a universal iot platform. the platform ecosystem includes several mobile apps for ios and android, an aws-powered backend, and custom embedded devices with nfc, ble and wifi interfaces. we are now expanding the current project team (~14 devs/qas/bas involved) and forming a new subteam that will work on an isolated product backlog. responsibilities you would be responsible for developing applications for devices powered by the android operating system. a very competitive income is waiting for you by building a very satisfying career as an android developer, working fully remotely from the coziness of your home. did you know that android is still the worldchr(39)s most used mobile operating system? development and support applications using kotlin, java, rxjava, android devtools, and web services (json rest) continuous integration with jenkins applications development for new projects using scrum and agile (in collaboration with the design team and ios developers) requirements strong knowledge of android 4 and higher solid kotlin, kotlin coroutines programming knowledge experience utilizing jetpack components, hilt, retrofit, mvvm, nfc, ble, room, firebase proven experience consuming restful json apis and web sockets solid understanding of techniques to achieve a high-quality user experience familiarity with continuous integration proficient in design, data structures, problem-solving, and debugging understanding of google’s android design principles and interface guidelines english proficiency at the upper-intermediate level and above the following will be considered as an advantage: familiarity with nfc, ble experience with: mixpanel, sentry, circleci experience integrating with embedded devices benefits velvetech is in the top 5 development companies in illinois, usa you have flexible working conditions and a cooperative environment a competitive and performance-based salary, fair compensation and benefits many challenging and exciting projects with new opportunities and learning growth opportunities, skills and competencies improvement, and professional certification in-company training (english, software / devops / project management / design / business) our team we are a friendly team of 150+ professionals where everyone is able to achieve high results and grows professionally not only due to their own knowledge and skills but also with the support of colleagues. values that we highly appreciate are high performance, responsibility, respect, and loyalty. in order to have a highly motivated team, velvetech invests in their people, additional education, certification, and others. you choose your career path and we are here to support you! people work together in harmony, encouraging each other to continuously learn, progress, and pursue perfection. our employees enjoy working as we turn challenges into advantages to share success with each other. you have a chance to become a part of a professional team that creates robust software solutions to deliver maximum value to our international clients