How to become an Android Developer?

Overview

Android developers make new applications for android mobiles. JAVA is most preferable language to know. Kotlin is a new language which may replace JAVA very soon.

With an 83% market share, the Android phone market is 6x bigger than the iOS. The number of Android phones will grow to 6.1 billion handsets by 2020. There is a huge potential for Mobile Technology. So career outlook seems good.

You can learn android development all by yourself using various online resources. Employers generally prefer a computer science graduate for this position. However there are many people who became Android Developers just though online self learning. The best way to become a good android developer is through making apps.

Last updated: May 28, 2017

Basic Details

Career Industries Computer/Software Engineering/Technology

Workplace

Your main role is to understand the client’s requirement and design and code an app for them. You need to do this by keeping the end user in mind. So you will be interacting with your client or product manager a lot to come up with solutions.

Potential Employers

Mobile App Development Companies

Many individual organisations have in house app development team as well.

Requirements

Education

Computer Science & Engineering Information Science and Engineering Bachelor of Computer Applications

Skills

Kotlin
Java
Object Oriented Programming
Problem Solving
C++
UI/UX
Photoshop
Illustrator

What should I know?

Technology changes and you should be prepared for the change. If there is a better replacement for Android in the next few years, we have to shift to that.

Is this career suitable for me?

Evaluate yourself, whether you have:

excellent learning skills – if your are ready to learn half your work is done.
excited about challenges – ready to face and handle them on your own.

Grab the opportunity:

If you are the one who love technology and love developing.

Do not opt for this:

If you cannot keep up with mob tech, because this is a huge work.

Pros & Cons

There will be pros and cons for all jobs. A pro to you may be a con to your friend. So choose your career wisely according to your point of view.

Pros	Cons
Growing Industry	Building an app which supports on 1000s of devices is difficult, but necessary.
	As a fresher, it’s not that easy to start out.
	You always have to keep yourself updated

Roadmap

How do I get there?

From the blog

Career Story of a self taught Android Developer – Part 2

Additional Notes

Youtube Channel

Slidenerd

Free Courses

Paid Courses

Udacity – Nanodegree

Android Developer

Overview

Basic Details

Workplace

Requirements

Is this career suitable for me?

Pros & Cons

Roadmap

From the blog

Career Story of a self taught Android Developer – Part 2

Additional Notes

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