Vokal, a leading Digital Experience Agency, is looking for a passionate Android developer for our growing team. Come take part in a supportive community where designers and developers across iOS, Android, and web collaborate to face exciting new challenges and redefine the way mobile impacts people’s lives. We’re prepared to give you the tools you need to be great at what you do, including six ways (and counting) to brew your coffee—or plenty of tea if you prefer. Your experience as a member of our team matters just as much as the experiences we create for our clients and the users of our products.

If you are an Android application developer who loves to solve problems and gets excited about agile process for Android application development, we can’t wait to have you on board. 

This position is based in our home office, located in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.

We also offer a competitive compensation package.

Position Responsibilities

• Contribute best-in-class programming skills to develop highly innovative, consumer-facing, and enterprise mobile solutions
• Support and collaborate with clients, other developers, and designers to determine business and technical solutions
• Continually deliver creative solutions with awesome execution

Experience

• 3+ years of professional software development experience
• BS in Computer Science preferred (or equivalent experience)
• Proven understanding of the intricacies of the Android platform

Technical Skills

Proven proficiency in the following:

• Java language and related frameworks
• Object oriented design principles
• JSON, XML, APIs and other web services
• SQLite and other SQL-based databases (No-SQL is a plus)
• Multi-Threading and memory management specific to mobile devices
• Understanding of caching mechanisms
• Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Agile development methodologies
  Bonus for technical proficiency in:

• Python and the Django framework
• Standards Compliant HTML/CSS
• Javascript (Node.js is a plus)
• Continuous Integration Implementation

Other Skills 

• Effectively communicates technical concepts to other technical staff members
• Effectively communicates with non-technical members of the organization
• Effectively communicates with clients
• Demonstrates high quality written communication
• Demonstrates aptitude for learning new technologies

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Vokal is an industry-leading digital experience agency specializing in mobile application development, responsive website development, user experience design, and branding in an interconnected world. We are redefining the expectations of what value mobile can create through our success in enterprise mobility management, digital development, and mobile experience design innovation.