Android Engineer

Bumbleinc; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mobile application company in the United Kingdom is seeking an Android Engineer to take ownership of technical projects from inception to delivery. You will have the opportunity to impact millions of users, contribute to product direction, and work in a dynamic Agile environment. Candidates should possess strong Android SDK and Kotlin skills, emphasizing clean coding and teamwork. This role offers a unique chance to engage with a vibrant digital brand.

Qualifications

• Product-focused Android application development experience.
• Good understanding of design patterns.
• Sound computer science foundations: algorithms, data structures, etc.

Responsibilities

• Analyse product specifications and design implementations.
• Write test cases and work with QA on a weekly release cycle.
• Review analytics and performance metrics to drive change.

Skills

Android SDK

Kotlin

Object Oriented Programming

Agile methodology

Clean code writing

Job description

Bumble is looking for a talented Android Engineer to own and drive technical projects from specification through to delivery and beyond. You will impact millions of users, share know-how with the community and experiment a lot. If you get a buzz from taking initiative and redefining expectations while also getting involved in challenging technical debates with the team, this is your place.

What You'll Do:

• Hands-on development: analyse product specifications, design implementations, write code and rapidly deliver Android app feature designs
• Contribute technical ideas and suggestions to enhance the direction of the product
• Write test cases and work with QA on a weekly release cycle
• Work within an agile team (daily standups, weekly planning meetings)
• Maintain build systems and write automated tests
• Review analytics and performance metrics to draw conclusions and drive change

About you:

• You have Product-focused Android application development experience
• Android SDK / Kotlin skills
• Knowledge of Android API capabilities at different levels, framework components and lifecycles
• Good understanding of design patterns & Object Oriented Programming
• Enthusiastic about teamwork in an AGILE/Scrum environment
• Sound computer science foundations: algorithms, data structures, concurrency, threading, and programming languages (Kotlin and Java
• Motivated and able to achieve deadlines and work independently
• You'll love to write clean, reusable code and have a passion for mobile development inside and outside of the office
• Solid communication skills and team-working capability
• Positive and logical approach together with a willingness to learn.
• Attention to detail and a passion for quality
• desire to work with a fresh, social digital brand