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Mid-Level Android Developer

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Detroit, MI $80k - $90k/yr Contract Posted 8d ago
Android Android Developer Android Development Engineering Firebase Frontend Kotlin Language Mid Level Mobile Mobile App Development Mobile Application Development Mobile Development MVVM Software Architecture Software Development Software Engineering
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Job Description

Reply is seeking a Mid-Level Android Developer (Consultant) to support an existing Android application in Detroit, MI with an onsite work arrangement. This is a contract role focused on maintaining day-to-day stability, investigating production issues, and delivering enhancements and new features as requirements evolve.

What you’ll do

  • Maintain and enhance native Android applications using Kotlin.
  • Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve application defects and production incidents.
  • Develop and integrate new features aligned to business and technical requirements.
  • Review existing codebases to identify improvement and refactoring opportunities.
  • Integrate Android applications with REST APIs and backend services.
  • Use Firebase services for monitoring, analytics, notifications, and related application capabilities.
  • Support releases, bug fixes, and ongoing maintenance activities.
  • Collaborate with backend developers, QA engineers, product teams, and other technical stakeholders.
  • Participate in code reviews while adhering to established development and coding standards.
  • Assist with debugging and root-cause analysis for application and integration issues.
  • Work on cloud-connected applications and services hosted on AWS.

Key requirements

  • 3–5 years of Android development experience or equivalent hands-on experience.
  • Strong development experience with Kotlin.
  • Working understanding of the Android SDK and the Android application lifecycle.
  • Experience with common architecture patterns such as MVVM.
  • Experience with Coroutines and asynchronous programming.
  • Experience integrating RESTful APIs and working with JSON.
  • Hands-on experience with Firebase, including:
    • Firebase Crashlytics
    • Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)
    • Firebase Analytics
    • Firebase Authentication or Remote Config
  • Experience debugging, maintaining, and improving existing Android applications.
  • Familiarity with Git and standard software development workflows.
  • Understanding of unit testing and general Android testing practices.

Technologies you’ll work with

  • Kotlin, Android
  • Firebase (Crashlytics, Cloud Messaging/FCM, Analytics, Authentication, Remote Config)
  • REST APIs, JSON
  • MVVM, Coroutines
  • AWS

Nice to have

  • Basic knowledge or hands-on exposure to AWS services and cloud-based application architectures.
  • Experience with AWS services such as API Gateway, Cognito, Lambda, CloudWatch, or S3.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for Android applications.
  • Experience supporting production applications and investigating issues using logs and monitoring tools.
  • Experience with Jetpack Compose (plus).
  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development environments.

Location: Detroit, MI (onsite)  |  Compensation: USD 80,000 - 90,000 per year  |  Experience: 3+ years  |  Type: contract

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