Senior Mobile Application Developer (Android)

Parts Authority is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Android Application Developer with a focus on React Native to join our team. You will play a crucial role in enhancing and maintaining our primary mobile application used by our over 3,000 delivery drivers. This is a strategic role focused on modernizing our tech stack and ensuring our operational applications are best-in-class.

• Lead the development, maintenance, and deployment of high-performance Android applications using React Native.
• Design and implement features related to geolocation and mapping to optimize our delivery services.
• Develop and consume RESTful APIs for seamless integration with our core systems, including various Google SDKs and other integrated software.
• Implement advanced application state management and utilize React Hooks to build robust, scalable, and maintainable cross-platform codebases.
• Oversee the build, testing, and deployment processes for Android applications (e.g., managing versioning, releases).
• Collaborate with IT teams and business stakeholders to translate operational needs into technical requirements.
• Contribute to the consolidation of our software languages, favoring modern approaches like Java and Python for backend and React Native for mobile.

• Proven experience as a Senior Mobile Developer, with extensive experience in React Native for Android development.
• Expertise with geolocation and map-based features in mobile applications; experience with geofencing is a significant advantage.
• Deep practical experience consuming RESTful APIs and handling data integration within a mobile environment.
• Strong command of React Hooks and modern application state management techniques.
• Demonstrated experience with the entire mobile app lifecycle, including the process of building and deploying Android applications to a distribution platform.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, including modern ES6+ syntax.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration concepts (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) for application deployment environments is a plus.
• Familiarity with IOS (Apple) – working knowledge of basic iOS development and deployment processes

Technology Environment:

You will be working within a modern, enterprise-grade technology stack that includes:

• Backend & Cloud: IBM i, Redhat Linux, OpenShift, Apache Kafka for messaging.
• Databases: Percona PXC, DB2 L/U/W.
• E-commerce: HCL eCommerce platform.
• Version Control & Methodology: GitHub, Agile/Scrum.