Job Description

The Next Level of Fire & Life Safety Leadership

With more than two centuries of combined history, brands like Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, and Aritech have been leading the way in protecting people and property around the world. Now, we’re taking that leadership to the next level. Kidde Global Solutions brings together the most trusted and iconic brands in safety, building upon our shared experience and expertise to address the needs and challenges of more customers in more places. With an unmatched portfolio of solutions and services, and a commitment to constant innovation we’re elevating the standards for an entire industry – and establishing the next level of fire and life safety leadership.

At Kidde Global Solutions, you’re joining a global technology leader in fire and life safety solutions and our employees are the heart of it all. With industry-defining brands in life safety and security, you’ll be part of a legacy of leadership working with cutting-edge technologies that protect lives and property worldwide. As a leading fire safety brand, our mission is to provide solutions that protect people and property from the effects of fire and related hazards. We’re committed to expanding our impact and providing dynamic opportunities for growth within our team. You’ll be part of a company that prioritizes quality, integrity, collaboration, and customer care, with the resources, training, and incentives to ensure your success every step of the way.

Kidde Global Solutions is looking for an experienced mobile app developer to join the Aritech Engineering Team in Hyderabad. The role focuses on building, maintaining and modernizing Android and iOS apps used in security, access-control, video and intrusion products.

Position Summary

We are seeking a mobile app developer to maintain the Mobile app and help modernize it for future product needs. The app supports the Intrusion platform and the Security product range across Android and iOS.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with C#, .NET MAUI and mobile app development and can also support migration planning and delivery for Flutter-based mobile applications.

Technology Platform

• C#, .NET MAUI and .NET MAUI XAML.
• Android and iOS mobile development.
• Flutter and Dart for app migration and future mobile development.
• Visual Studio, Android tools and Xcode for development, debugging and release activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and improve the Tecom mobile app for Android and iOS using C#, .NET MAUI and XAML.
• Support migration of existing mobile app features to Flutter, including UI, business logic, native integrations and platform-specific capabilities.
• Work with Security panels and security products using secure APIs, WebSockets and socket connections.
• Maintain the current binary protocol, including message handling, validation, reconnection and error recovery.
• Build app features for user management, alarms, events, status information, mobile control and remote access.
• Maintain secure WebViews, authentication flows, session handling and recovery from connection failures.
• Integrate native Android and iOS SDKs or plug-ins for video, notifications, secure storage and platform features.
• Troubleshoot issues across the app, native plug-ins, panel communications, networks, Android and iOS.

Security Responsibilities

• Implement secure communications using HTTPS/TLS, authenticated socket sessions and the encryption required by each panel generation.
• Maintain AES encryption, secure session establishment, message authentication, certificate validation and key handling where required.
• Protect credentials, tokens, encryption keys, certificates and sensitive user or security information using approved mobile secure-storage facilities.
• Validate data received through binary protocols, HTTPS APIs, WebSockets, notifications and WebViews.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong experience in C# and mobile app development.
• Hands-on experience with .NET MAUI, XAML, Android and iOS.
• Working knowledge of Flutter and Dart, especially for migration from existing native or .NET MAUI apps.
• Experience with HTTPS, WebSockets, TCP sockets, JSON and binary protocols.
• Understanding of mobile security, encryption, certificates, secure storage and authentication.
• Experience integrating native Android and iOS libraries, video SDKs, WebViews and push notifications.
• Good troubleshooting, testing and documentation skills.

Development Tools and Process

• JIRA for requirements, task management, defect tracking and release coordination.
• SVN for source control, branching, merging and release tagging.
• Jenkins for continuous integration, automated builds, testing, packaging and controlled release workflows.
• Visual Studio and the .NET SDK, together with Android and Apple development, testing, profiling and signing tools.
• Unit, integration and protocol testing, including simulation of Security panel communications.
• Code reviews, defect investigation, release verification and clear technical documentation.

Desirable Experience

• Security, access-control, alarm or building-control mobile applications.
• Direct communication with embedded controllers or security panels.
• Knowledge of security products.
• Video streaming, codecs, native multimedia SDKs or application-store release processes.
• Experience migrating apps to Flutter or building cross-platform Flutter applications.

World Leaders in Fire and Life Safety

Kidde Global Solutions is a world leader in fire & life safety solutions tailored for complex commercial facilities to homes. Through iconic, industry-defining brands including Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, and Aritech, we provide residential and commercial customers with advanced solutions and services to protect people and property in a wide range of applications, all around the globe.