Senior Android Developer

CARFAX; London; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join CARFAX as a Senior Android Developer, where you'll engage in developing applications and collaborating with an agile team in a fast-paced environment. This role emphasizes Kotlin expertise and offers a supportive culture focused on innovation, continuous learning, and a balanced work-life approach.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Generous time-off policies

401(k)/DCPP matching

Annual bonus program

Dog-friendly office

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Kotlin expertise with understanding of coroutines and frameworks.
• Experience developing scalable and modular codebases using MVVM/MVI.
• Proficient in debugging and profiling with Android Studio.

Responsibilities

• Develop new applications in an agile team environment.
• Collaborate with developers, UX designers, and stakeholders.
• Engage in coding and testing enhancements for Android applications.

Skills

Kotlin

Test Driven Development

Agile Methodologies

RxJava

Git workflows

CI/CD automation

Tools

Android Studio

Gradle

Job description

Join Team CARFAX as a Senior Android Developer.

At CARFAX, we are mission-focused on helping to grow a brand built on accuracy and integrity. We care deeply about our products and our customers, and we help millions of consumers make more-informed decisions every day. We value a balanced life and challenging projects in a fast-paced environment. Our four-day week continues in Summer 2025!

What makes our Tech Culture Amazing?

We’re passionate about a creative and innovative environment where our developers collaborate and continuously learn and grow. Autonomy is a key pillar of our culture, allowing developers to bring new tools, frameworks, and ideas, knowing their voice will be heard. We’re not afraid to try new things; if a new technology or approach is justified, we will try it.

Our development environment features:

• Hands-on Learning
• Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Pair Programming
• Agile Methodologies
• Time for self-directed professional development

We value teamwork and in-person interactions for collaboration and thriving together. This position requires 2 days per week in our London, ON office, subject to change based on future business needs.

What you'll be doing:

• Developing new applications in a dynamic, agile team environment
• Coding and testing enhancements for CARFAX Android applications
• Participating in daily huddles and Scrum ceremonies
• Collaborating with developers, UX designers, support teams, and stakeholders
• Promoting quality software design through disciplined development practices

What we're looking for:

• Strong Kotlin expertise (4+ years): understanding of coroutines, DSLs, sealed classes, extensions
• Experience with Jetpack Compose, ViewModels, Room, Navigation, Hilt/Dagger, WorkManager, DataStore
• Ability to design scalable, modular, testable codebases using MVVM/MVI, Clean Architecture, and module separation
• Proficiency in Kotlin Coroutines and RxJava for asynchronous work
• Deep understanding of Gradle, Git workflows, and CI/CD automation
• Experience with Android Studio: debugging, profiling, layout, resource management, build tools
• Experience working with remote teams
• Knowledge of security and performance best practices
• Willingness to learn and explore new solutions
• Ability to analyze complex problems and devise scalable solutions
• Self-starter and motivated to embrace challenges

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive compensation, benefits, and generous time-off policies
• 4-day summer work weeks and winter holiday break
• 401(k)/DCPP matching
• Annual bonus program
• Casual, dog-friendly, innovative office spaces
• Benefits details at: https://jobs.jobvite.com/carfax/p/benefits

Our awards include:

• 10X Virginia Business Best Places to Work
• 9X Washingtonian Great Places to Work
• 10X Washington Post Top Workplace
• 3X St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Places to Work