Lead/ Staff Android Mobile Engineer

Mindera; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindera is seeking an experienced Android Developer to join their team in London. The role involves creating fast and reliable mobile applications using Kotlin and Java. Candidates will be part of a fun, collaborative environment where innovation is encouraged and valued. This position offers competitive compensation, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary including self-proposed salary increases

Flexible working arrangements

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Annual profit distribution

Enhanced parental leave and pay

Enhanced pension scheme

Growth opportunities, including access to Udemy

Private Medical Healthcare with Aviva

Annual company team-building trip

Electric Vehicle leasing scheme

Qualifications

• Excellent in Kotlin and Java for mobile application development.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose and Coroutines is advantageous.
• Strong attention to detail and a passion for quality.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain features by collaborating with the client.
• Write testable code and ensure test coverage is maintained.
• Mentor junior engineers and help diagnose production issues.

Skills

Kotlin

Java

Jetpack Compose

Coroutines

Software Architecture

Unit testing

UI tests

XML

Self-driven

Attention to detail

Job description

Here at Mindera we are continuously developing a fantastic team and would love it for you to join us! As an Android Developer you will be creating fast, fluid, responsive and reliable mobile applications that provide our customers with a rewarding experience. You’ll have an opportunity to participate in the whole development cycle, using modern technologies, architectures and processes. When you join Mindera we welcome you into a fun and politics-free work culture, built on the principles of lean and self-organisation.

Please note: This position requires you to work on client-site in central London three times a week.

You rock at

• Kotlin (Kotlin Multiplaform is a plus);
• Java (to read legacy code)
• Jetpack Compose (Compose Multiplatform is a plus)
• Coroutines (or RxJava);
• Software Architecture (MVVM or similar);
• Unit testing and UI tests;
• XML
• Being self-driven and working with little supervision towards a common team or company purpose;
• Having a passion for quality and strong attention to detail;
• Creating fluid visual interactions, creating and implementing mobile user experience patterns.

You are good at

• Working directly with the client to ensure the technical feasibility of the requirements.
• Collaborating directly with the client to ensure the technical feasibility of the requirements;
• Service-oriented architectures, design patterns and data structures;
• Test-driven development and continuous delivery;

• Metrics, performance, and operational aspects, which show you care about your code.

What you will be doing

• Discuss technical architecture and design;
• Develop and maintain features by collaborating with the client as one single team;
• Writing testable code and ensuring the test coverage stays at the agreed level;
• Documenting your code;
• Take ownership of your code every step of the way – from development to deployment and maintenance;
• Mentoring junior engineers;
• Diagnose issues in production and devise solutions for them;
• Work both autonomously and collaboratively to complete tasks;
• Be an integral part of solutions design and implementation.

We offer

• Competitive salary including self-proposed salary increases
• Flexible working arrangements
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays. After 2 years you are entitled to 1 additional day/ year up to 30 days
• Annual profit distribution
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave and pay
• Enhanced pension scheme (up to 8% matched)
• Growth opportunities, including access to Udemy
• Private Medical Healthcare with Aviva
• A dynamic, innovative, and supportive work environment, where your ideas and contributions are valued
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement within a global company
• Annual company team-building trip, Anniversary and Christmas party
• The chance to work on cutting-edge projects that are transforming the fintech industry
• Electric Vehicle leasing scheme
• Retail Discounts
• At our offices we have a wide range of snacks and drinks to keep you fed and healthy
• Conference Budget
• Cycle to Work scheme

At Mindera we use technology to build products we are proud of, with people we love.

Software Engineering Applications, including Web and Mobile, are at the core of what we do at Mindera. We partner with our clients, to understand their product and deliver high performance, resilient and scalable software systems that create an impact on their users and businesses across the world.

You get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together. Our culture reflects our lean and self-organisation attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication.

We are proud of our work and we love to learn all and everything while navigating through an Agile, Lean and collaborative environment.

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