Android Developer

Description

Job Description BBVA's Creation center is looking to hire a junior and midlevel android developer to the team here in Dallas. As an international bank that was founded in Spain, BBVA has an established presence in 11 countries. These countries range from Latin America to Turkey and as of now each of the 11 countries has its own banking web & mobile application. The initiative for this group is to build one mobile (android) application that can be used by all 11 countries. Depending on where you are trying to login to a BBVA application from, it will cater to that Country's language, laws and culture. Required Skills Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes.
Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to backend services.
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.
Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers.
Knowledge of the opensource Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks.
Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.
Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications.
A knack for benchmarking and optimization.
Understanding of Googles Android design principles and interface guidelines.
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git / SVN. Additional Information Preferred Skills Experience with Agile methodologies.
Experience in adopting Unit Testing and Component Integration Testing.
Experience in enforcing code quality using coding standards defined.
Familiarity with continuous integration.
Experience in Financial domain is a plus. Work Environment Despite being part of a large global organization the Dallas Creation Center is a R&D like, start up like group that is driving cutting edge customer solutions. That said it has the open/collaborative feel that many Global Financial services offices do not.
BBVA uses the agile methodology and will have a Scrum Master aligned with this group.