Application Developer: Mobile

Introduction
In this role you’ll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers) where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence reason and science we can improve business society and the human condition bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911 we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Envision how people experience products and bring that vision to life in a way that feels inspired refined and magical. Tackle complex tasks and transform them into intuitive accessible and easy-to-use designs for billions of customers around the world (novice to expert)Collaborate with researchers engineers and product managers throughout design process – from creating research protocols personas scenarios information architecture and wireframes to building user interface prototypes. At each stage must anticipate what our users need advocate for them and ensure that the final product surprises and delights them.
• Min of 3+ years of experience in android app development
• You will use your expertise in application development to evaluate and select development methods processes standard methodologies and tools.

• As an Application Developer you will lead IBM into the future by translating system requirements into the design and development of customized systems in an agile environment.
• The success of IBM is in your hands as you transform vital business needs into code and drive innovation.
• Your work will power IBM and its clients globally collaborating and integrating code into enterprise systems. You will have access to the latest education tools and technology and a limitless career path with the world’s technology leader.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Proven knowledge of Android SDK different versions of Android and how to deal with different screen sizes. Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
• Proven knowledge of Android UI design principles patterns and best practices. Experience with offline storage threading and performance tuning
• Ability to design applications around natural user interfaces such as “touch”

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Ability to design/develop/support new/existing apps and perform unit testing and integration testing
• Familiarity with the use of additional sensors such as gyroscopes and accelerometers
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks