Senior Android Engineer

To apply you must be UK based, with the right to work in the UK.

This is a remote role, with occasional (eg: once every three weeks) visits to either our London or Lancaster offices. While our software team is largely remote, you are welcome to work more regularly, or even full-time, in office if preferred.

About Quantum Base

Quantum Base has invented the Q-ID, a world leading technology solution for anti-counterfeit, brand protection and security printing protected by 30+ patents. Q-IDs cannot be photocopied, can be put on anything and can be authenticated with any smartphone. Our largest client is a prestigious security printer that is using Q-IDs for a government tax stamp programme. The first target markets are security printers, tax stamps and brand protection. Quantum Base is 11 years old and was founded by Professor Robert Young at Lancaster University. We are listed on the London Stock Exchange. Our mission is to create a new global standard. See them in action here: https://youtu.be/br-f15t-qtQ

About the Role

As a Senior Android Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality Android applications that delight our users. You will collaborate with our talented science and engineering teams to implement new features, improve performance, and ensure a seamless user experience. This is a unique opportunity to work on impactful projects in a fast-paced, innovative environment, including:

• App development in Kotlin
• Problem solve with our team, bringing new perspectives and experience into our team
• Implement modern best practices and high quality, testable, readable code
• Identify and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks to enhance application efficiency.
• Optimize application performance for scalability and robustness.
• Continuously improve the development process by implementing tools and automation.

Key experience

• Proven experience as an Android engineer with at least 5+ years of hands-on development experience.
• Proficiency in Kotlin, with a strong understanding of Jetpack Compose and Fragments
• Experience in SDK development; pragmatic approaches to interface design and error handling and recovery.
• Knowledge of image processing (OpenCV)
• Knowledge of cameras & optics (Camera2, CameraX)
• Excellent software engineering skills with a focus on modern best practices (SOLID, Clean, TDD, CI/CD, automation)
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience working in an Agile team.
• Ability to quickly learn complex problem spaces

Nice to have experience

• Experience with iOS, .Net MAUI, Flutter, React Native, AWS
• A background in science or technology

Benefits

We are always listening to our team and evolving the benefits available to our people. As we scale, as do our benefits and we are scaling quickly. We've recently introduced the Cycle to Work Scheme and an employee share option scheme.

Here are some of our most popular benefits:

• Great Tech - A brand new, hi-spec MacBook or MacBook Pro.
• 30 days Holiday - we offer 30 days of paid annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible Working Hours - we are flexible with what hours you work
• Remote Working - we offer part time remote working for all our staff
• Cycle to Work Scheme - Big savings when buying a bicycle through the business.
• Pension

If you are a driven and ambitious engineer ready to take your career to the next level, we want to hear from you.