Weekend Software Developer Jobs in Allentown, PA

About IDEXCEL, INC

Idexcel is a global staffing and IT services organization, with a mission to bring great people and great organizations together. Our diverse client base represents a wide range of industries, including technology, telecom, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, banking & financial services, food & commodities trading and federal organizations. Our teams of experienced recruiters directly work with client companies seeking exceptional people to help with their business initiatives.

Idexcel, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

Responsibilities:

-Design and develop a large-scale, visually appealing, modular Android application capable of integrating multiple custom libraries and securely uploading data to servers asynchronously on a frequent periodic basis.

-Convert existing production applications into modular AAR/JAR libraries for packaging and inclusion in other applications.

-Create enterprise-grade security for protecting sensitive data both on-device and in-transit (encryption, authentication, access expiration).

-Effectively use cloud-based solutions (GCM, Google App Engine, Firebase, other) for dynamically managing configurations, event triggers, and other use cases.

-Use best practices to minimize impacts to user experience, such as battery drain, ANRs, unresponsive UI, etc.

-Effectively work with business owners to gather requirements, gain deep understanding of use cases and business needs, and translate into design and implementation.

-Ability to read through 3rd party developer code, understand flow and function, and make improvements as needed.

-Ability to capture app analytics using analytics SDKs (Google Analytics, Crashlytics, Firebase, Flurry, etc) and analyze current users, behavior, and app stability.

Required Skills:

-Deep, thorough knowledge of Android programming (Java6/7, XML), standard design patterns for widgets, views, navigation, etc, modern design practices using material design, backwards compatibility using Android Support libraries

-Deep, thorough knowledge of Android operating system, including APIs and required permissions, base functionality of key phone components (specifically telephony, signaling, radio) as well as understanding of AOSP source itself

-Knowledge of key differences across Android SDK versions from Froyo to N

-Superior ability to debug code and crashes with little or no information, such as from user builds

-Knowledge and familiarity with Android Studio IDE, including latest canary version 2.2+

Other Desired Skills:

-Knowledge of open source copyleft libraries which supplement and complement standard Android SDK

-Understanding of mobile air transmission protocols such as CDMA, EVDO, LTE, WiFi a plus

-Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills

-Ability to work in a fast-paced, Agile, competitive environment

-Ability to work independently and in group environments

-Ability to manage projects throughout the various stages of the SDLC

Experience:

-Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

-5+ years of Android app development, with at least 2 published apps in the Google Play store that can be demoed

-2+ years of additional object-oriented programming experience (Java, C++, C#, objective-C)

-2+ years of experience with Google Cloud Messaging (GCM), Amazon SNS or similar

-Knowledge of Other cloud-based services/SDKs like Firebase, Google App Engine, Fabric, etc.

Maximum Bill Rate is $120/hr. Candidate must meet ALL REQUIREMENTS AND EXPERIENCE to request this bill rate.

Primary Skill Requirement:

: Senior Android Developer

Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree or higher preferred

Note: Only US work Authorization candidates can apply for this job, W2 Requirement

TN1 or EAD or GC or US Citizens OR H1 Transfer is a doable for this opportunity.