Senior Android Engineer (m/f/d)

Axel Springer Tech GmbH; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Training budgets

Conferences and learning lunches

Free lunch in canteens

Public transport discounts

JobRad / bicycle facilities

Childcare facilities

Relocation visa assistance

Zusammenfassung

Axel Springer Tech GmbH in Berlin seeks an experienced Android Engineer to own end-to-end development of high‑traffic apps. You will design modular architectures, drive automation and CI/CD, and raise quality through reviews and mentoring across Android teams.

Collaboration with product, design and editorial stakeholders is essential to optimize user value and performance. The role emphasizes AI-assisted tooling to boost developer productivity and quality, with opportunities for growth in a

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of hands-on Android engineering experience, incl. multiple shipped apps at scale.
• Strong Kotlin and Java skills; deep knowledge of Jetpack libraries; MVVM/Clean Architecture.
• Expertise in Coroutines/Flow, DI, and unit/integration testing.
• Experience with multi-module codebases enabling parallel development and maintainability.
• Drive performance and build system maturity via Baseline Profiles, Gradle convention plugins, or equivalent.

Aufgaben

• Own end-to-end development of top-rated Android apps using Kotlin and modern Android tech.
• Design and evolve modular architecture maintainable under high traffic.
• Advance automation: CI/CD pipelines for build, test, release, rollout.
• Act as a technical multiplier by improving quality, mentoring teammates, and sharing knowledge.
• Shape features from idea to release with product, design, and editorial stakeholders for value, reliability, speed.
• Explore AI-assisted tooling to improve developer productivity and quality.

Kenntnisse

Android development

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

MVVM architecture

CI/CD

Code reviews

Cross-functional teams

Performance optimization

Tools

Android Studio

Gradle

Dagger/Hilt

Retrofit

Espresso

Jobbeschreibung

Axel Springer is an international media and technology company with a portfolio that includes leading news brands such as BILD and WELT in Germany, ONET in Poland, and globally recognized brands like POLITICO and Business Insider. Our mission is to empower free decisions by providing trusted information. We have completed the transformation from a traditional print publisher into a digital‑first company and we continue to push the pace of product and engineering innovation. Our strategy is clear. We aim to become the leading AI‑enabled publisher in the democratic world. Artificial intelligence is not a side initiative for us. It is a core capability embedded across our products and workflows. We believe that strong journalism is a pillar of democratic societies. If this mission resonates with you, you will find a clear sense of purpose here. Your engineering work helps millions of people access reliable information every day.

How you’ll make an impact

• Own the end‑to‑end development of top‑rated Android apps using Kotlin, Coroutines/Flow, Jetpack Compose, Dagger/Hilt, Retrofit, Espresso, and other modern technologies.
• Design and evolve a modular architecture that remains maintainable over years and performs reliably under high traffic.
• Advance automation: build, test, release, and rollout pipelines as a first‑class part of the product (CI/CD).
• Act as a technical multiplier by raising quality standards in reviews, coaching teammates, and sharing knowledge across Android teams.
• Shape features from idea to release with product, design, and editorial stakeholders—optimizing for user value, reliability, and speed.
• Explore and apply AI‑assisted development tooling to improve developer productivity and quality, with a clear engineering rationale.

What you’ll need

• You have 8+ years of hands‑on Android engineering experience, including multiple shipped apps at scale.
• Strong Kotlin (and solid Java) skills; deep knowledge of Jetpack libraries; practical experience with MVVM/Clean Architecture.
• Expertise in Coroutines/Flow, dependency injection, and disciplined unit/integration testing.
• Experience with multi‑module codebases and patterns that enable parallel development and long‑term maintainability.
• Drive performance and build system maturity by applying Baseline Profiles, Gradle convention plugins, or equivalent practices.
• A strong CI and CD mindset with a focus on automation, testing, and release engineering as integral parts of product development.
• Clear communication in cross‑functional teams (PM, design, backend).

What we offer

• Your personal growth is important to us: we offer trainings and learning lunches, tech conferences, a budget for workshops and much more to expand your knowledge and your skills.
• Employee offers that suit you and your life situation: discounted public transport tickets or JobRad leasing, a bicycle garage (incl. regular bicycle service), childcare facilities or modern in‑house kindergartens.
• 30 days vacation plus 10 days working from abroad.
• Our free food offer: we offer free lunch in our canteens.
• We offer guidance on the administrative side of relocation and visa processes through our relocation agency.
• Collaboration thrives on direct exchange – we rely on 80% office presence and 20% mobile working.
• From now a permanent full‑ or part‑time position in a modern office in the heart of Berlin: http://www.axelspringer-neubau.de/.

Diversity is an essential part of our corporate culture! We are looking forward to receiving all applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity. You can find information about the representation for the severely disabled at Axel Springer here: https://career.axelspringer.com/en/rsde

Contact person for this position (reference number REF2444Z) is Daniel Müller‑Secorsky.