Title:  Software Engineer, Mobile App /Xamarin Developer

Working at West means having an opportunity to work by the side of our patients and customers, our global team members and the communities in which we operate – which all help contribute to a Healthier World.

At West, we are by the side of patients. The work we do impacts patients’ lives each and every day – our products are a critical part of healthcare delivery and we are proud of the role we play to improve patient health. We work by the side of our team members. We come together as one global team to deliver for our customers and help them address their challenges. We are a diverse, close-knit community of professionals, where everyone has a voice and opportunity to learn and grow through mutual trust and respect. With a 95 year plus history, we have a track record for success, which includes reported sales of $2.14B in 2020. We serve by the side of our community. Giving back is in our DNA—our team members across more than 50 sites globally are involved with hundreds of charities that have special meaning to them through our West Without Borders team member-led giving program.

Job Summary:

The Software Engineer, D&T,Mobile Application Development/Xamarin requires knowledge and experience to work autonomously and oversee and participate in the architectural design, development, and enhancement of applications. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•    Possesses good understanding of the overall vision, business needs and the solution architecture for cross-platform mobile applications. knowledge to solve complex problems.
•    Utilizes knowledge of the known practices to develop cross platform (iOS, Android, and Windows) application using Xamarin
•    Transforms business requirements into technical specifications
•    Develop Mobile App Services, Push Notifications for both Android and iOS
•    With guidance develop and manage cross-platform mobile projects.NET, using C#, LINQ, Rest APIs
•    Writes high-quality code for the mobile application for native and rich user experiences
•    Developing mobile applications for cloud-based solution (e.g. Azure integrations like Enterprise single sign-on with Azure Active Directory, integration with Azure Storage etc.)
•    Works to build business knowledge and to transform this knowledge and business requirements into technical specifications
•    Plans, develops, tests, deploys and monitors cross-platform mobile apps in a DevOps model
•    Works with Leads and Architects on various prototypes, or proof of concept, to test solution
•    Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:
•    Engineering  degree , Preferably in Computer Science 
•    Minimum 3-5 years of experience 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
•    Good experience in the following:
o    Xamarin Forms and Xamarin Native development (Xamarin iOS, Xamarin Droid), Xamarin Studio or Xamarin for Visual Studio on both Apple iOS and Android platforms.
o    Creating custom controls and customizing existing controls for Xamarin Apps
o    UWP (Universal Windows Platform) app development, XAML and Visual Studio
o    HockeyApp/Visual Studio App Center with Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) / DevOps for Mobile Apps.
o    Automation Testing for Xamarin
o    Feature development like offline and sync, Social integration with Facebook, Twitter, Google.
o    Deploy applications to the Apple App Store or to Google Play
o    Profiling cross-platform application using Xamarin Profiler
o    Various code repositories like Git, TFS, etc
o    Experience in SOLID principles, design patterns, and MVVM Architecture.
o    Developing in an Agile methodology with Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS)

•    Very good understanding and knowledge of the following:
o    Overall Cross Platform app development ecosystem, lifecycle, user experiences and roadmaps
o    Shared Projects and Portable Class Library (PCL)
o    Core Android & iOS features, SQLite, MBaaS etc
o    Third-party components like Telerik / Syncfusion etc. is a plus.
o    Xamarin Binding is a Plus.
•    Familiar with SAP HANA REST API Integration with Xamarin is a plus
•    Preferred:  
o    Overall 3+ years of experiences in Mobile app development (2-3 years with Xamarin Forms & Xamarin Native )
o    Previous development experiences on Native Android and IOS (using Core Java, Swift / XCode)
o    Ability to work in a global and virtual environment and to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
•    Comply with all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description 

Physical and Travel Requirements
•    15% travel, including global travel
•    Occasional on-call work required

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