Senior Android Developer

Systems Limited - Middle East & Africa (Techvista); Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Systems Limited - Middle East & Africa (Techvista) in the UAE seeks a Senior Android Developer with strong native Android experience. You will work on banking/fintech and financial-services apps, building scalable, secure mobile solutions using Kotlin/Java and Jetpack Compose.

You will contribute to architecture decisions, mentor peers, and participate in the full app lifecycle from development to production support.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in Native Android Development.
• Proficiency in Kotlin and Java.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose and Android SDK.
• Solid knowledge of MVVM, MVI and/or Clean Architecture.
• Experience with Coroutines, Flow, ViewModel and Android Jetpack.
• Experience with Retrofit, OkHttp and REST APIs.
• Experience with Room / SQLite / DataStore.
• Experience with Hilt, Dagger or Koin.
• Good understanding of Unit Testing and UI Testing.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD and Android release management.
• Strong debugging and performance optimization skills.
• Experience working on production applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain high-quality native Android applications.
• Build scalable, secure and high-performance mobile apps.
• Develop modern Android interfaces using Jetpack Compose.
• Participate in architecture, technical design and decisions.
• Work through the full development lifecycle: development, testing, release and production support.
• Troubleshoot issues and improve performance, stability and reliability.
• Collaborate with Product, Backend, QA and UI/UX teams.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor other developers where required.

Skills

Native Android Development

Kotlin and Java

Jetpack Compose

MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture

Coroutines, Flow, ViewModel, Jetpack

Retrofit, OkHttp, REST APIs

Room / SQLite / DataStore

Hilt, Dagger or Koin

Unit Testing / UI Testing

Git, CI/CD, Android release management

Debugging & performance optimization

Experience with production apps

Tools

Retrofit

OkHttp

GraphQL

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Android Developer to join our client's team in the UAE. The ideal candidate will have strong hands‑on experience in native Android development, modern Android architecture, and experience working on Banking, FinTech, Payments, or other financial‑services applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain high-quality native Android applications.
• Build scalable, secure and high-performance mobile applications.
• Develop modern Android interfaces using Jetpack Compose.
• Participate in architecture, technical design and development decisions.
• Work across the complete development lifecycle including development, testing, release and production support.
• Troubleshoot application issues and improve performance, stability and reliability.
• Collaborate with Product, Backend, QA and UI/UX teams.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor other developers where required.

Required Skills

• Strong hands‑on experience in Native Android Development.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and Java.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose and Android SDK.
• Strong knowledge of MVVM, MVI and/or Clean Architecture.
• Experience with Coroutines, Flow, ViewModel and Android Jetpack.
• Experience with Retrofit, OkHttp and REST APIs.
• Experience with Room / SQLite / DataStore.
• Experience with Hilt, Dagger or Koin.
• Good understanding of Unit Testing / UI Testing.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD and Android release management.
• Strong debugging and performance optimization skills.
• Experience working with production applications.

Financial Domain Experience – Mandatory

Candidates must have hands‑on experience in at least one of the following:

Banking | Digital Banking | FinTech | Payments | Digital Wallets | Payment Gateways | UPI / QR Payments | POS / Payment Terminals | Financial Services | Insurance with payment workflows

Experience with KYC, OTP, biometric authentication, secure transactions, payment SDKs, card payments or transaction processing will be an advantage.

Good to Have

• Firebase / Crashlytics
• GraphQL / WebSockets
• Payment SDK integrations
• NFC / BLE
• KYC / biometric authentication
• Performance optimization
• Technical leadership / mentoring experience