Company Introduction

Formed in 1999, and based in Edinburgh and Dundee, mtc offers a completely rounded web design and development service. We provide the expertise and know-how to deliver web solutions to clients across a wide range of sectors. From branding, website development, eCommerce, content management systems and intranets, to search engine optimisation and email marketing.

We also have the mtc.mobile team, which works closely with the other mtc teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy native applications for the Android platform
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features
• Work autonomously on projects and new features
• Identify and correct bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

Requirements 

• Proficient with Java
• Solid understanding of Android activity lifecycle and core android framework
• Experience with offline storage, e.g. sqlite, Realm
• Good understanding of asynchronous and multi-threaded programming
• Familiarity with integrating web APIs to connect mobile applications to back-end services, particularly using JSON
• Understanding of mobile design principles and familiarity with Google’s material design
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Good understanding of code versioning tools such as GIT

Desirable

• Knowledge of web technologies, such as PHP and JavaScript
• Knowledge of iOS app development a bonus
• Knowledge of RxJava, Dagger 2 and Retrofit
• Experience with Cordova application development (older mtc projects)