Goal: To Get a Job | Salary: ₹7-10 lakh | Professional Certificate | No Degree or Prior Experience Needed | Taught by Meta Staff | Duration: 8 Months
A job-oriented 12-course series that helps you launch your career as an Android Developer. The course is created by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. As such, you learn practical and job-ready skills besides earning professional credentials from Meta.
What You’ll Learn
- Gain the skills required for an entry-level career as an Android developer
- Learn how to create applications for Android including how to build and manage the lifecycle of a mobile app using Android Studio
- Learn coding in Kotlin and the programming fundamentals for how to create the user interface (UI) and best practices for design
- Create cross-platform mobile applications using React Native. Demonstrate your new skills by creating a job-ready portfolio you can show during interviews
What You’ll Earn
- ₹7-10 lakh per year is the average salary for an Android Developer in India (Source: in.talent.com, glassdoor.co.in)
- $130,000+ per year is the median salary for an Android Developer in the US (Source: Lightcast™ US Job Postings)
Details
On completion of this 12-course Professional Certificate series, you’ll get access to the Meta Career Programs Job Board—a job search platform that connects you with 200+ employers who have committed to sourcing talent through Meta’s certificate programs, as well as career support resources to help you with your job search.
The course has been designed by the software engineering experts at Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads.
In this program, you will learn:
- Essential Android programming concepts and the tools needed to develop applications
- How to use the Kotlin Playground
- Create user interfaces (UI) for mobile apps using Android Studio
- Manage the lifecycle and data collections of mobile applications
- Work with web technologies and persistent data on Android applications
- Describe best practices for designing the UI and experience for mobile applications
- Create cross-platform applications using React Native
- Prepare for technical interviews for Android developer roles
Applied Learning Project
You will engage in applied learning through hands-on activities throughout the program and build a project-based portfolio that you can show to recruiters and potential employers when interviewing.
Throughout each course, you will complete activities using use a lab environment or an application to perform tasks such as:
- Design the UI using Interface Builder
- Create simple UI using the Layout Editor
- Build a native Android mobile app
Finally, you will create an Android app as a Capstone project.
