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Gap Inc. Staff Software Engineer in Hyderabad, India
About Gap Inc.
Our past is full of iconic moments — but our future is going to spark many more. Our brands — Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy and Athleta — have dressed people from all walks of life and all kinds of families, all over the world, for every occasion for more than 50 years.
But we’re more than the clothes that we make. We know that business can and should be a force for good, and it’s why we work hard to make product that makes people feel good, inside and out. It’s why we’re committed to giving back to the communities where we live and work. If you're one of the super-talented who thrive on change, aren't afraid to take risks and love to make a difference, come grow with us.
About the Role
In this Android Lead role, you will design highly scalable and high performing technology solutions in an Agile work environment and produce and deliver code and/or test cases using wide-ranging experience, professional concepts, company objectives and Agile practices. You will collaborate closely with key business support teams, product managers, architecture to assist in resolving complex critical cross-team and cross-domain production issues to help simplify and improve business processes through the latest in technology and automation. You are a technical expert and will lead through the requirements gathering, design, development, deployment, and support phases of a product. You will leverage your comprehensive knowledge of domain and core programming technologies or packages to mentor and advise team members.
What You'll Do
Designs and develops applications with an eye towards simplicity, reliability, manageability, scalability, extensibility, performance and reusability
Responsible for Story preparation, development of code, writing automated unit and integration test, getting sign-off from manager, deployment, monitoring and maintenance of code
Design, implement and launch highly-visible features for our retail platform using Test/Behaviour Driven Development practices and support the operations of the product in production
Continuously grow his/her skills and value through pair programming and code reviews
Practice relentless automation, continuous integration, continuous delivery and DevOps
Works collaboratively with technical and business team members to develop and maintain business solutions following Agile development principles and practices
Flexible to be available on call as per project need
Who You Are
Strong hands-on development experience on Android app with kotlin / Java
Must have worked minimum 4year on kotlin
Total professional experience of 7 to 9 years
Minimum relevant experience of 5 years (recent)
Strong hands on experience in MVVM architecture
Strong hands on experience with Android architecture components
Strong hands on experience with Retrofit, Flow and Re-active pattern
Experience in SSL Pinning and Proguard/R8
Good experience in handling ANR and Memory leaks
Should be able to develop custom components
Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect android applications to back-end services
Experience in Continuous integration tools like Jenkins / Bamboo with Git
Knowledge in Code Quality tools/frameworks like Sonar
Strong knowledge of Automated Testing. Unit Testing, Integration Testing & Contract Testing.
Experience working in Agile
These skills would be advantages
Experience on Kotlin coroutines
On-call support experience with PagerDuty, Service Now
Knowledge of infrastructure monitoring tools like Nagios, New Relic
Knowledge of Splunk
Good to have knowledge on JIRA
Experience working with Lean and Extreme Programming (XP)
Benefits at Gap Inc.
One of the most competitive paid time off plans in the industry
Merchandise discount for our brand products at franchise stores and their websites
Comprehensive health coverage for employees, same-sex partners and their families
Health and wellness program: free annual health check-ups, fitness center and Employee Assistance Program
Comprehensive benefits to support the journey of parenthood
Retirement planning assistance
See more (https://corporate.gapinc.com/en-in/careers/gap-inc-benefits) of the benefits we offer.
Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.