What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mobile Application Developer position at Avacend Inc?
Job Title: Mobile Application Developer Lead
Location: Charlotte, NC or Detroit, MI
Mode of Hiring: Contract
Work Model: Hybrid (3 days/ week)
NOTE:
Location:* Position is hybrid (3 days a week) in Charlotte or Detroit office; Charlotte office preferred. * Candidate must live within a 40-mile radius of either Charlotte or Detroit office and commit to being in the office normal working hours 3 days per week. Interview: • Resume review by manager (me) • Zoom Panel interview with candidate, developers and a team lead for resume review and discussion of technical questions. • 2nd round coding interview with candidate and team lead. Prefer candidate to be in person if in Charlotte office, but Zoom will be available. • Manager will decide after consulting with team. Top 3 Soft Skills: • Lead development of feature work • Mentor junior developers • Participation in SCRUM ceremonies to provide direction in mobile architecture and decision making Top 3 Hard Skills: • 5 years' experience in mobile development • Native and/or React Native mobile development experience (Swift, Kotlin, TypeScript) • Strong understanding of modern development patterns such as functional programming, object-oriented design, MVVM
Job Description
Seeking an innovative and passionate Front-End Mobile Developer to help build the next generation of our award-winning, online auto and banking applications used by millions of customers. The ideal candidate should be passionate about front-end technology and have experience developing dynamic, responsive mobile applications. Candidates should have strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills and exposure to modern JS frameworks such as React or React Native.
The Work Itself
Job Responsibilities
As a Senior Front-End Mobile Developer, you will be a key player in leading your team on its journey to create innovative digital banking and auto products for our customers.
* Partner with business, UX design and back-end API teams to create world-class customer experiences for the online channel using Agile development methodologies
* Lead development of feature work
* Work with your team to design and implement new features, components, and unit tests for front end applications
* Participate in peer code reviews
* Review business requirements, design documents, test plans/test cases, and performance testing plans
* Mentor junior developers
Location & Visa Requirements
* Position is hybrid (3 days a week) in Charlotte or Detroit office; Charlotte office preferred.
* Candidate must live within a 40-mile radius of either Charlotte or Detroit office and commit to being in the office normal working hours 3 days per week.
* Candidate must be authorized for work in the United States and cannot require visa sponsorship.
Skill/Experience/Education
Mandatory Skills
Required Technical Skills
* Strong working experience with browser-based technology, user interface development, responsive web design and engineering cross-browser, cross-device compliant code * Architectural patterns of functional programming and best practices * Preferred experience with native mobile languages – Kotlin, Objective-C, Jetpack Compose, Swift UI * 3-5 years' experience with JavaScript, ES6 , Typescript * Experience with JavaScript frameworks - React, Vue, Angular, Ember, etc. * Experience with cross platform mobile development frameworks – React Native, Flutter, Ionic * Experience with version control systems (Git/Bitbucket/Gitlab) and branching strategies * Experience with developing high-quality, semantic, testable, maintainable, and well-documented code
Desired Skills
Preferred Technical Skills
* Behavioral & Communication Skills
* Experience with 508 Compliance/Web Accessibility
* Experience with creating highly-performant, optimized websites
* Experience with consuming REST API using asynchronous methods
* Experience with JavaScript testing frameworks – Mocha, Jasmine, Jest, etc.
* Experience with command-line utilities, build tools - Webpack, Grunt, Gulp
* Excellent communication skills at all levels, from team members to senior management
* Must have the ability to work in a team within an Agile operating model
* Ability to exchange constructive and respectful feedback
* Must be able to help communicate ideas and best practices to more junior developers
* Must be able to collaborate with wider groups on standards and best practices
* Enthusiasm and a desire to be part of an innovative team
* A commitment to quality, and a desire to improve
Education Requirements
* Bachelor's degree or master's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or other software development related field.
* 5 years senior dev experience in place of bachelor's degree.