Description

At Nielsen, we believe that career growth is a partnership. You ultimately own, fuel and set the journey. By joining our team of nearly 14,000 associates, you will become part of a community that will help you to succeed. We champion you because when you succeed, we do too. Embark on a new initiative, explore a fresh approach, and take license to think big, so we can all continuously improve. We enable your best to power our future.

About the role

Seeking a solid and experienced mobile senior Android developer. This position requires 5+ years of experience developing mobile Android apps, proven knowledge of network protocols like HTTP, HTTPS, VPN, Bluetooth, experience publishing apps on Google Play store and Amazon Kindle store. Strong knowledge of the Android platform and ecosystem, VPN and networking technologies is desired. In addition to development, this position will be responsible for providing technical leadership and direction to other mobile developers of Nielsen Mobile meters and helping shape the strategy for testing and deployment of our meter across different markets. The successful candidate will be required to interact with other teams and work with product managers and business owners.

Key Skills

Should be a senior person with minimum 5 years’ experience in designing and implementing solutions for mobile Android devices.
Proven record of mobile app development
Excellent Java/Kotlin knowledge
Very good knowledge of Android networking APIs, specifically HTTP/S
Very good knowledge on memory management for embedded applications
Good knowledge of Bluetooth and VPN protocols for Android
Experience with the Xamarin framework is a plus
Strong record on mobile performance optimization
Understanding of IPv4/IPv6, UDP/TCP packets and sockets
Experience with Native and Web communications using JavaScript
Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins/GITLab)
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment and ceremonies
Good understanding of JSON formats and parsers
Experience integrating 3rd party SDKs (e.g. Firebase)
Should be able to work across multiple platforms and domains
Should have the ability to work independently and be a self-starter. Direction and support will be provided by the manager, but the candidate is expected to be a proactive leader and put forth his/her own ideas
Excellent communication, documentation and presentation skills
Commitment to excellence, accepting responsibility and accountability for results
Flexible to attempt alternate solutions to resolve issues and able adjust to a dynamic, changing technical and business environment