Senior Android Engineer

Gymshark; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fitness company in Solihull is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to lead mobile innovation. The ideal candidate will mentor Junior Developers, influence application development, and work with cutting-edge technologies in Kotlin. This hybrid role requires attending the office three days a week. Join with us to create a transformative fitness app experience.

Benefits

Competitive ‘Win Together, Lose Together’ Bonus

Private Medical Insurance or Healthcare Cash Plan

25 days holidays + your birthday and bank holidays

Flexible Working Culture

Employer pension contributions up to 7%

Life Assurance at four times your basic salary

50% Gymshark Discount

Training and Learning Resources

Paid time off when unwell

Generous Family Leave package

Healthy fresh food at GSHQ

Free monthly massages

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge and experience with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Hands-on delivery of mobile solutions according to the sprint backlog.
• Perform suitable degrees of testing.
• Coordinate overarching design in accordance with architectural vision.

Responsibilities

• Mentor Junior Developers and guide cross-functional teams.
• Influence application development and partake in technical ideation.
• Take responsibility for data management for offline applications.
• Implement coding best practices among the team.

Skills

Kotlin

Android Development

API Integration

Cloud Services (Firebase, AWS)

Mobile Security Best Practices

Job description

OVERVIEW:

Are you ready to influence mobile innovation?

We're seeking a Senior Android Engineer with a passion for cutting-edge Android development to shape the future of our Training App. If you're experienced in leveraging device features as well as an expert in producing clean architecture using Kotlin, we want you!

This role offers a unique opportunity to mentor Junior Developers, guide cross-functional teams, and build offline-first apps that sync seamlessly across devices, ensuring data integrity even in low-bandwidth environments. With a strong background in API integration, cloud services (Firebase, AWS), and mobile security best practices, you’ll influence technical direction, explore new technologies, and push the boundaries of fitness and health apps.

Join us and lead the way in creating state-of-the-art mobile experiences!

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Playing a major part in people leadership
• Influence application development
• Be part of technical ideation
• Utilising your knowledge and experience in kotlin to produce an excellent, cutting edge codebase
• Taking responsibility of data management for off line applications
• Implementing coding best practice amongst the team
• Playing a key part in driving the development of applications

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

Essential Criteria:

• Hands of delivery of mobile solutions according to the sprint backlog
• Ensure solutions delivered add value to users
• Coordinate and instrumenting overarching design in accordance to the architectural vision
• Perform a suitable degree of testing
• Raising technical constraints and solutions to Product Owner and working on feasible solution and next steps
• Defining engineering KPIs with the Lead Engineer to ensure consistent design and delivery
• Extensive knowledge and experience with Kotlin and Jetpack compose

This is a hybrid role and would require the successful candidate to attend at least 3 days a week in GSIQ, Solihull, UK.

CLOSING DATE: 2nd October 2024

BELONGING AT GYMSHARK.

Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email [e-mail].

ABOUT US.

We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.

THE PERKS.

Competitive ‘Win Together, Lose Together’ Bonus
???? Choice of Private Medical Insurance or Healthcare Cash Plan, paid for by us!
25 days holidays + your birthday and all the Bank Holidays which can be substituted and taken whenever you want.
A truly Flexible Working Culture
A collaborative, creative and inspiring working environment
Employer pension contributions up to 7%
Life Assurance at four times your basic salary
50% Gymshark Discount
Gymshark Gift Card for each year of service
️Discounts, Cashback and Savings programme
Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
Great Training and Learning Resources
Choice of hardware and access to the best software
Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell
Very Generous Family Leave package – we support you extending your family
Refuel - Healthy fresh food at GSHQ
️️ Lifting Club (LC) Gym Membership
Free monthly massages
Beauty and Barber facilities
Free on-site parking

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