Android Developer

Role Overview

We are looking for a high-caliber Native Android Developer to join our mobile engineering team in Cork. Our stack is 100% Kotlin, and we are heavily invested in a declarative UI future. This role is perfect for a contractor who is an expert in Jetpack Compose and Kotlin Coroutines, and who enjoys building scalable, modularized applications that provide a world-class user experience.

Key Responsibilities

• UI Development: Build intuitive, responsive, and accessible UIs using Jetpack Compose.
• Reactive Logic: Implement complex business logic using Kotlin Coroutines and Flow for asynchronous data streams.
• Architecture: Adhere to and improve our MVVM / MVI architecture within a multi-module project structure.
• Offline-First: Manage local data persistence using Room or SQLDelight, ensuring a seamless offline-first experience.
• Code Quality: Maintain high test coverage using JUnit, MockK, and Compose UI Testing.
• Mentorship: Provide expert-level code reviews and technical documentation to support the long-term maintainability of the codebase.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience: 5+ years in professional Android development, with a strong portfolio of native apps.
• Modern Tooling: Deep expertise in Jetpack Compose and the latest Android Jetpack libraries.
• Language: Expert knowledge of Kotlin, including advanced functional programming concepts.
• Dependency Injection: Proficient with Hilt or Koin for dependency management.
• Networking: Experience consuming RESTful APIs using Retrofit and OkHttp with Kotlin Serialization.
• Performance: Skilled in using Android Vitals and Profilers to optimize app startup time and memory usage.

Desirable Extras

• Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) for sharing code with iOS.
• Exposure to on-device AI (e.g., TensorFlow Lite or Gemini Nano integration).
• Experience with Bluetooth/BLE connectivity
• Knowledge of the Material 3 design system.