Senior React Native Developer (Android/Kotlin)

Title: Senior React Native (Android/Kotlin)

Type: Permanent

Region: India

Location: Chennai (Hybrid)

About the Role:

The successful Senior Level Mobile/React Native Developer will join our existing Development Team and play an integral role in the expansion of our business. This is an excellent opportunity that will give you the chance to work on the future of the video industry and grow your career with us. You will be a natural leader that enjoys mentoring/training junior developers, be comfortable taking the lead and making decisions, be a natural, creative thinker, and possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities:

Take ownership of technical architecture, coding, and development standards

Produce high quality, re-usable code, and ensure best practices are followed by the team you lead

Create new and enhance existing features and code according to requirements

Take the lead in Sprint Planning and Retrospective sessions

Work closely with the product management team to produce accurate estimates and clarification

Ensure the production of design artifacts, as well as the creation of accurate documentation.

Required Experience:

At least 3 - 8 years experience deploying React Native front-end with Android.

Good knowledge with Kotlin (Android).

Strong experience of Javascript and TypeScript

Experience using REST APIs.

Knowledge of common debug and optimization techniques in mobile programming

Knowledge of common usability principles related to mobile programming

Experience working in Agile/Remote teams

Excellent communication skills

Bonus skills (But not a deal breaker):

Experience deploying apps in a multi-tenant way, as that makes deployment & rollout trickier (e.g. Different graphics/assets etc.)

About Ovyo:

Ovyo works globally with companies in the TV & Media industries including some of the top household brands. Our people build the platforms that shape the way the world watches video and connects, working on a mix of long-term customer engagements and shorter consulting projects, quickly fast tracking their experience within the industry, and their career. We are a modern, dynamic company with some of the best OTT Engineers out there, and we focus on being a great place to work. Most of our technical teams are based in India and South Africa but we also have people in the UK (where our management office is) and Europe.