Senior Software Engineer (Android)

Role Snapshot:

We are looking for a highly skilled Android Developer with 4-7 years of experience to join our team. The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of Android development, be proficient in Kotlin, and have experience working with modern Android frameworks, architecture patterns, and best practices.

What you'll Champion:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Android applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Work with RESTful APIs and integrate third-party libraries and services.
• Implement clean and maintainable code following best coding practices.
• Optimise applications for performance and scalability.
• Stay updated with the latest Android development trends, tools, and technologies.
• Conduct code reviews, write unit tests, and ensure high code quality.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production issues.

What is needed for this role

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills to tackle complex challenges in Android development, ensuring smooth performance and efficient memory management
• 4-7 years of hands-on experience in Android app development.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin (Java knowledge is a plus).
• Experience with Jetpack components, MVVM and Clean architecture, and dependency injection frameworks like Koin, Hilt, or Dagger.
• Strong understanding of Android UI/UX principles and ability to create responsive layouts using both XML and Jetpack Compose.
• Experience with Room Database, Retrofit, Coroutines, and LiveData/Flow.
• Knowledge of Gradle, Android Studio, and Firebase services.
• Experience with Git and code hosting platforms like GitHub or GitLab.
• Expertise in multi-threading, memory debugging, and performance optimisation for smooth, efficient applications.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines is a plus.
• Experience with unit testing and UI testing frameworks such as JUnit, Espresso, or MockK is highly desirable.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose is a plus.
• Prior experience in publishing apps to the Google Play Store.
• Familiarity with mobile security best practices.