It can seem that the world and the internet are filled with places to hire Android developers. Visiting any freelancing site you can find number of developers boasting about their app development skills and offering their services for $5 per hour. Unfortunately, not all those who claim to be professionals are so and most of the time they will be inexperienced people with false promises.
However, if you find one of the few genuine guys out there, you and your Android app are in luck. Obviously when you hire Android developers, you want to guarantee that the person you are going to hire is technically sound and experienced enough to handle an Android app development project. To get the right candidate, you have to make sure to go to the right source.
Apart from that, non technical skills of the developer also play a crucial role on deciding how smooth the project will progress. Many clients often downright ignore or miss to check the developer’s non technical skills. Some are just not sure as to what non technical skills to look for specifically. Let’s look at 4 of the most important non technical skills to look for before you hire Android developers.
Communication Skills
It doesn’t matter how good a developer is, if he/shefail to clearly communicate their ideas. Hire Android developers who are good at expressing their opinions, the vision they have for the app and able to put it in right words. Good communication will make the task half easy.
Customer Focus
This is something that is not specific for an Android developer but applies to everyone who is in the field of customer service. It is important to hire Android developers who are customer centric and who put work first before everything else. Hire a developer only if he shows complete faith in your project and shares the same vision as you.
Work Prioritization
Android Application Development is done phase wise. Sometimes an issue that has arisen needs to be fixed ASAP and some issues can wait. Hire Android developers who know how to make this work prioritization and makes sure the project is progressing as intended.
Delegation Skills
Delegation skills are most important when you are hiring multiple developers to work at different stages of the app. Proper delegation between the developers you have hired will make sure the transition from one stage to another is smooth and project gets completed on time with any setbacks.
While the technical skills ensure the app developer knows what he is doing, non technical skills will make sure that the communication is good and the project is completed on time, without any glitches. Hire Android developers who possess a good synergy of technical and non technical skills.
