Senior Android Developer

Senior Android Developer, Kotlin, MVVM - health care app

Central London - 3-4 days per week in the office

£80k DoE discretionary annual Bonus

A cracking opportunity for a Senior Android Developer to join one of the UK’s leading app and technology companies. This small, highly creative team (circa 20) is known for groundbreaking patented health care apps that are truly innovative and positively impact people’s lives.

We’re looking for a proactive and experienced Android Developer to work across a portfolio of fully native apps, primarily developed in Kotlin, with legacy Java code being phased out. The technologies run directly on the phone with limited server interactions.

You’ll have a strong track record of delivering high-quality apps and tackling complex engineering challenges.

It is envisaged the role will evolve into a leadership position.

Responsibilities:

• Build on exciting new technologies and integration with wearable devices
• Develop new features, improve existing code – work on ambitious projects ranging from low-level algorithms to high-level system design; plus the occasional development of a prototype app
• Utilise the latest Android SDKs and frameworks to implement scalable, maintainable and testable architectures
• Conduct code reviews and champion high-quality code by leveraging unit tests, continuous integration, and code quality tools

You’ll need:

• 5+ years of high-level Android development experience
• A wider software engineering background (8+ years in total)
• Excellent Kotlin skills and comfortable with other languages e.g. Java
• A strong numerate Degree (Computer Science/similar)
• Able to work independently, as well as confidently pair program with others
• Good understanding of Android lifecycle, MVVM
• Compose UI with knowledge of XML Views (for legacy code)
• Strong Android architecture knowledge
• Focus on creating an optimal Android experience and extensive knowledge of Android-specific challenges

Desirable:

• Experience working in an agile, start-up environment
• C/C++, multiplatform development
• OpenGL
• Swift