CDS Mobile App Developer - Android

Company: Publix
Location: Lakeland
Posted on: February 22, 2021

Job Description:

Publix Super Markets, Inc. is the largest privately-owned food retailer in the nation with more than 1,200 stores and more than 200,000 associates throughout the Southeast. We are associate-owned, proud of our family atmosphere, and consistently named as one of the best companies to work for in America. We are largely debt-free and renowned for our financial performance as well as our premier customer service. Publix s Information Services (I/S) department is located in Lakeland, Florida and Alpharetta, Georgia and employs over 1000 associates. I/S provides the information technology required for all Publix business units including retail stores and all office and warehouse environments. The Publix I/S mission is to maximize the value of information technology to Publix associates and customers.

• Drive technical development and support of our Publix mobile app, which empowers our customers to plan, shop, and save at home and in-store.
• Work as member of a dedicated mobile application delivery team that builds and enhances our Publix mobile app.
• Work closely with our technology partners to deliver new and enhanced features in a timely, cost-effective manner through integration with various web services and SDKs, both in-house and third-party.
• Provide feedback and guidance to the User Experience (UX) team to help create interface designs that are technically feasible and consistent with current app architecture and implementation.
• Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code.
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and reliability.
• Provide feedback and guidance to the Product Analytics team to ensure the appropriate metrics can be captured and reported, then subsequently used to improve overall app UX and to achieve defined business objectives.
• Participate in all Agile/Scrum Sprint ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Sprint Refinement, Daily Scrum meetings, and Sprint Retros.
• Support ongoing Publix mobile app releases ensuring a fast-performing, first-class user experience, including WCAG 2.1 compliance for customers with disabilities.
• Help coordinate all implementation activities such as change management and implementation planning, as well as post-release performance and stability monitoring.
• Maintain a consistently large and often dynamic work load, while assisting other mobile app developers with day-to-day direction for technical guidance.
• Provide Android development team guidance on code reviews, branching strategy, and release coordination.
  • Bachelor s Degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or other analytical disciplines or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience analyzing business problems and translating business requirements into mobile application solutions considering such factors as system performance, usability, quality, cross-system interdependencies, scalability, and total cost of ownership.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience developing Android apps in Java or Kotlin.
  • Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in architecting, designing, and developing highly scalable and available mobile applications for retail customers, including ecommerce transactions.
    • Minimum of 7 years of experience analyzing business problems and translating business requirements into mobile application solutions for system performance, usability, quality, cross-system interdependencies, scalability, and total cost of ownership.
    • Strong knowledge of Android SDK and Android Studio, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes.
    • Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices.
    • Strong knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks.
    • Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
    • Experience with code versioning tools, such as Git.
    • Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications.
    • Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services.
    • Familiarity with submitting mobile applications to Google Play for public release.
    • Familiarity with single sign on technologies.
    • Familiarity with Firebase mobile app development platform.
    • Familiarity with Microsoft Azure DevOps and Microsoft Teams.
    • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies. Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock 401(k) retirement savings plan Group health plan (with prescription benefits) Group dental plan Group vision plan Sick pay Long-term disability insurance Company-paid life insurance (with accidental death & dismemberment benefits) Tuition reimbursement Vacation pay Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria Paycheck direct deposit Credit union Access to over 50 discount offers including discounts on computer, vehicle and wireless purchases 6 paid holidays (associates can exchange the following holidays with their manager s approval: New Year s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day). - provided by Dice

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