Job Summary

• Experienced Android developer who adheres to key principles of software development, deployment while collaborating with cross functional teams and ensuring efficient and secure operations with
• Strong proficiency in Java, Javascript, and Kotlin
• In-depth knowledge of Android SDK, Android Studio, and other various tools
• Experience developing and publishing Android applications on the Google Play Store
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, JSON, and web services integration
• An understanding of mobile UI and UX principles and design patterns
• Knowledge of version control systems like Git
• Solid understanding of software development principles, including agile methodologies
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
   

Key Responsibilities

• Performs Mobile App development tasks using Android Technologies
• Collaborate with other teams (e.g., DevOps, UX/UI, Security), take on leadership roles in cross-functional projects, and ensure successful project delivery.
• Be mindful of cultural differences and practices when working in a global team or developing global products.
• Demonstrate emotional intelligence by being aware of and managing one’s emotions, and understanding and influencing the emotions of others in the team.
• Share knowledge and expertise with team members, mentor junior members, and maintain up-to-date documentation to facilitate onboarding and knowledge retention.
• Ensure development activities align with architectural guidelines and standards set by the organization.
• Conduct security testing, including vulnerability assessments, and maintain awareness of ethical hacking practices to protect against potential vulnerabilities.
• Ensure that development and testing activities comply with industry-specific regulations (e.g., finance, healthcare).
• Manage time effectively, prioritize tasks, and meet project deadlines and milestones. Create Knowledge base
• Ensure respect for intellectual property rights, software licenses, and avoid infringement in all development activities.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute software releases, ensuring deployment processes are smooth and rollback plans are in place.
• Manage application configurations across different environments, ensuring consistency and proper documentation.
• Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing to ensure business continuity in case of system failures.
• Maintain and support legacy systems as required, ensuring they function properly until decommissioned.
• Continuously monitor and improve application performance, focusing on load times, resource usage, and scalability.
• Quickly identify, document, and resolve incidents in production environments, providing root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Identify, document, and address technical debt regularly to maintain code quality and system health.

• Integrate third-party APIs and services, ensuring proper testing, security measures, and compliance.
• Ensure applications meet accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG guidelines) to be usable by people with disabilities.
• Develop and test applications for mobile platforms, ensuring compatibility and performance across devices (if applicable).
• Proactively suggest and implement improvements to development processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency and quality.
• Collect and analyze customer feedback to inform future development and improve user experience.
• Implement and maintain DevOps practices such as automated deployments, continuous integration, and infrastructure as code.
• Use analytics tools to monitor user behavior, and apply insights to improve features and drive strategic decisions.
• Develop prototypes to explore new features or technologies before full-scale implementation.
• Consider ethical implications when designing features, ensuring inclusivity, fairness, and avoidance of bias.
• Regularly review and suggest improvements to Agile practices, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and stand-ups. Inspect and adapt DoR and DoD
• Actively work with Product Owner as part of Refinement to agree on Acceptance Criteria’s for backlog items
• Actively participate in retrospection and contribute to flag concerns and agree on action plan for continuous improvement

Skills and Experience

• Android Skills ( Kotlin / Java)    
• Rest API Skills    
• ADO / DevOps    
• Agile Methodology    
• JavaScript    

Qualifications

• No Specific Certification is required, but a wide range of cloud , architecture certifications and trainings are expected

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.