Staff Mobile Engineer (Android)

Randstad (Schweiz) AG; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a talented Android Engineer to join its dynamic mobile engineering team. In this pivotal role, you will design, develop, and maintain cutting-edge native Android applications that redefine user interaction with health technology. With a focus on Kotlin and the Android SDK, you will engage in the entire app lifecycle, ensuring top-notch quality and performance. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking medical and lifestyle software products while collaborating with cross-functional teams. If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology and making a meaningful impact, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in native Android development.
• Proven experience in Kotlin and Android SDK.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented and asynchronous programming.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-quality native Android applications using Kotlin.
• Collaborate with teams to define and ship new features.
• Write clean and well-documented code.

Skills

Kotlin

Android SDK

RESTful APIs

Bluetooth LE

Problem-solving

Debugging

Collaboration

Tools

Git

JUnit

Espresso

MockK

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for a talented and experienced native Android Engineer to join our growing mobile engineering team. You will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining cutting-edge native Android applications and SDKs. You will be involved in the entire app lifecycle, from concept and design to testing, release, and post-launch support of an array of medical and lifestyle software products. The ideal candidate is a passionate developer with a strong portfolio of Android apps and a deep understanding of the modern Android ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, robust, and scalable native Android applications using Kotlin and Compose.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (designers, product managers, backend engineers, embedded engineers) to define, design, and ship new features.
• Write clean, testable, and well-documented code.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and bugs.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in Android development.
• Proactively contribute to improving the development process and adopting best practices.
• Maintain code quality, organisation, and automatisation.

Past Experience

• 5+ years of experience in native Android development.
• Proven experience in the Kotlin programming language and the Android SDK.
• Experience with Bluetooth LE, Binary data and related APIs
• Experience with RESTful APIs and JSON.
• Experience with Git version control.
• Experience with testing frameworks (JUnit, Espresso, MockK).

Bonus Points:

• Experience with Medical Device Software Development.
• Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM).
• Experience with Compose and Compose Multiplatform.
• Experience with Wear OS.
• Experience with UX design principles and strong understanding of Google’s Material Design Guidelines.
• Experience with the setup of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Published apps on the Google Play Store or OSS projects (please provide links in your application).

Requirements

• Strong understanding of object-oriented, functional and asynchronous programming (Kotlin Coroutines).
• Strong understanding of (client) security principles and tools.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Eager to learn and proactively seeks out new knowledge and skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred

Experience with Medical Device Software Development.

Company Information

All the health information we need is within us. Just below the skin. SAVA is redefining the way people interact with their health by developing the most advanced biosensing technology science has to offer, capable of accessing bodily information in a painless, real-time and affordable way.