Android Developer

Job title: Android Developer

Work mode: Hybrid – 2 days/week

Location: Leeds, UK

Duration of assignment: 6 months contract InsideIR35

Role description:

We are thrilled to offer a superb opportunity for a Android Developer to join our growing Mobile App team. In this role you’ll create engaging and user-friendly mobile experiences using native technologies. As we continue to grow, we are excited to welcome new team members who share our passion for delivering the best possible experiences to our diverse range of customers.

Key responsibilities:

Design and code innovative & engaging digital mobile experiences to support corporate sales targets, KPI’s and other business requirements, from taking an initial brief through to final implementation of the app

Code engaging user interfaces using native technologies to improve customer experience

Build and deploy mobile applications to accommodate all changes required by the business

Provide best practice advice on native pattern & development into the user-led design workshops and end to end journeys

Liaise with business to identify, specify and document development requirements.

Recommend solutions that meet customer needs and ensure business users understand

Help define the software architecture of new features for existing apps and future apps

Create effective information architecture models; defining the relationship between the mobile app navigation, device functionality and services the app integrates with, ensuring this matches customer journeys to drive agreed digital outcomes

Responsible for a full CI/ CD pipeline with both unit and UI testing strategies to ensure a robust product is released

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

You will have a proven track record as an Android Developer.

Good understanding of Android platform with a good proficiency in Kotlin

Past experience of releasing a mobile app to Google Play

Have a quality led development focus, utilising version control, unit testing, UI testing and CI/CD. Ideally Git, Espresso, CircleCI.

Understanding of RESTful APIs to connect to mobile applications to back-end services

Enthusiasm for new technologies such as coroutines and Jetpack compose

Understanding of architectural patterns such as MVVM and clean architecture