Mobile Android Application Developer - Director

Morgan Stanley•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Candidate will work as a developer for the Morgan Stanley Digital Client Services team, based out of Chicago. Candidate should be able to work in a dynamic environment with limited or no supervision and should be able to motivate junior team members. Should be comfortable and manage time working with global team on multiple initiatives. Design and implement features for a suite of Mobile Android Applications Learn and apply new technologies, best design practices and usability patterns Contribute to end-to-end system architecture, working with back-end engineers Optimizing performance for the app Keep up to date on the latest industry trends in the mobile technologies Ability to integrate any backend system for web service integration Collaborate with product managers and other technical teams to create optimized and delightful user experiences

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
5-7 years of software development experience
3-5 years Android experience building native apps
Expert knowledge of Kotlin and Java
Experience with the Android SDK
Good understanding of the MVVM architectural pattern
Experience with asynchronous programming using Kotlin coroutines/RxJava
Understanding of reactive programming using LiveData and Flow
Experience working with RESTful API type web services
Knowledge of dependency injection using Dagger or Hilt
Strong knowledge of Android UI design, principles, patterns, and best practices
Understanding of source code control (experience with Git preferred)
Excellent debugging and optimization skills
Comfortable working individually with minimal direction and on a larger development team
Experience with Jetpack Compose

Responsibilities

Design and implement features for a suite of Mobile Android Applications
Learn and apply new technologies, best design practices and usability patterns
Contribute to end-to-end system architecture, working with back-end engineers
Optimizing performance for the app
Keep up to date on the latest industry trends in the mobile technologies
Ability to integrate any backend system for web service integration
Collaborate with product managers and other technical teams to create optimized and delightful user experiences

Benefits

Medical
Prescription Drug
Dental
Vision
Health Savings Account
Dependent Day Care Savings Account
Life Insurance
Disability and Other Insurance Plans
Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually)
10 Paid Holidays
401(k)
Short/Long Term Disability
annual discretionary incentive compensation award
relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component