Android Developer

Your new role You will be part of the team that will be responsible for developing and maintaining features for the Android variant of the App.Working in a multi-disciplinary team of tech, design, business, product, infrastructure and test, you will help to design, develop, test and deliver new features while also maintaining existing features.You will be involved throughout the entire product lifecycle being chiefly responsible for producing high-quality, performant, well-documented and tested features that deliver a first-class experience to millions of users across England.Responsibilities - Work with a multi-disciplinary team to design, document and develop high quality, scalable solutions for the NHS App's Android application using Kotlin.- Create appropriate unit and integration tests for your work.- Write clean, maintainable and eNicient code, which follows best practices andcoding standards.- Optimise solutions for performance and speed to provide an excellent user experience.- Ensure the application meets the Google Play store requirements.- Work closely with UI/ UX designers to ensure the application implements a consistent visual intuitive design.- Support what you deliver in production.Experience required - Time served experience of Android development using Kotlin and AndroidStudio.- Be passionate about mobile development, keeping up to date with the latestAndroid development trends and best practices.- Have a good understanding of Android design principles and interface guidelines.- Be someone who embraces collaboration when building solutions.- Have a good understanding of MVVM Architecture and associated designpatterns.- Be able to apply SOLID principles to improve the code structure, quality andmaintainability.- Have a DevOps mindset, understanding how software and infrastructure worktogether.- Have a good understanding of continuous integration, continuous delivery andhow these are implemented via the use of pipelines.- Proactively look for solutions to any issues that arise in your domain.- Have experience with troubleshooting/ debugging application bugs and makingperformance improvements.- Have experience with using Gradle.- Have an understanding of mobile app analytics and its use to maintain stable,crash free applications.- Have knowledge of using Jetpack Compose.- Have experience with using native OS features such as push notifications, HealthConnect and Intents.- Have experience of integrating with RESTful APIs.- Experience in handling concurrency (e.g. background tasks/ network activitywithout blocking the UI thread)What you'll get in return£610 per day (inside IR35) remote What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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