Mid - Senior Android Developer

Preacta Recruitment; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 98,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Preacta Recruitment is partnering with a fast-growing company building AI-powered hardware. They seek an Android Developer to own features from spec to production, focusing on AI-native mobile apps (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose) and real-time data from devices.

You will work on the consumer mobile app across regions, plus embedded Android running on hardware with MQTT/WebSockets, with a leadership-backed team and a fast decision-making environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of core Android development experience.
• Strong Kotlin experience with Coroutines, Flow and Channels.
• Hands-on Jetpack Compose experience.
• Track record of shipping features in consumer apps.
• Interest in AI coding tools and curiosity to learn.

Responsibilities

• Own features from spec to production in a consumer Android app.
• Work on Kotlin-based Android app (Jetpack Compose, MVI, Clean Architecture).
• Engage with AI-native engineering practices and real-time device data.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Coroutines

Jetpack Compose

AI coding tools

Tools

Android Studio

Job description

Android Developer -AI Native | 4 days on-site | Melbourne - CBD | Up to $140K+Super

We've partnered with a fast-growing company building AI-powered hardware products, and they build them differently.

Every engineer is AI-native. AI tools are a core part of the development process, not a side experiment. If you're curious what spec-driven, AI-assisted engineering looks like in practice (not just prompting a chatbot for snippets), this is a rare chance to work in a team built around it. You'll also get direct access to leadership and fast decisions, with no layers of middle management.

They're wrapping up Phase 1 of a major rebuild of the software running on their devices, with more phases to come. This is new feature work on a fresh foundation, not firefighting legacy code.

What you'll work on

• The consumer mobile app (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose) built on MVI, Clean Architecture and modular architecture, used across multiple regions
• Customised, embedded Android running on physical hardware, including real-time data from devices over protocols like MQTT and WebSockets. No prior embedded experience needed, you'll learn it on the job
• Real ownership of features from spec to production, alongside an Android technical lead in a flat team

What we're looking for

• Minimum 5+ years of core Android, comfortable owning feature work (not just maintenance)
• Strong Kotlin Coroutines, Flow and Channels. You understand how data streams through an app, how to handle backpressure, errors and cancellation, and how to build reliable behaviour when connectivity drops
• At least 1 year of hands-on Jetpack Compose
• A track record of shipping and owning distinct features in consumer apps
• Hands-on with AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) or genuinely keen to build that skill. You don't need to be an AI expert, but you do need curiosity
• Bonus: AOSP, Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), or integrating apps with hardware (Bluetooth, GPS, sensors)

Not for you if

you want to stay in a traditional mobile-only lane. This team wants people who get excited about AI and hardware.

Process: 2 in-person interviews (1 hour each). They move fast for the right person.