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Associate Software Engineer
Kingfisher plc
Kraków
Hybrid
PLN 180,000 - 240,000
Full time
Job summary
A leading home improvement company in Kraków is seeking an eager Associate Software Engineer skilled in Kotlin and Android development. In this hybrid role, you will contribute to high-quality Android applications, work within a supportive team, and have opportunities for growth and development. Enjoy a competitive salary and various benefits including private healthcare and training programs.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Good knowledge of Kotlin and understanding of object-oriented programming principles.
- Some knowledge of mobile app security best practices.
- Willing to learn Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP).
Responsibilities
- Help and contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of high-quality Android applications.
- Write unit tests to ensure the quality and reliability of the codebase.
- Contribute clean code to our new Android codebase.
Skills
Tools
Associate Software Engineer (Kotlin Multiplatform)
(Hybrid/Kraków – 1 day per week in the office)
Who we are and what we create?
We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.
At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
We are open to flexible and agile working. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office, located in Kraków. Talk to us about how we can best support you!
At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles, even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.
In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.
About the role
We are going through an exciting period of change, and we are seeking a highly motivated and eager-to-learn Associate Software Engineer with expertise in Android – Kotlin with a willing to learn more about Kotlin Multiplatform to join our Software Engineering team and work on our new Android KMP programme.
We aspire to grow a world-class engineering function, pioneering in the retail technology space, and making great software within a growth culture that is always looking for the next thing to improve or adapt to meet our customer needs.
If you're looking for an exciting opportunity to step out of your comfort zone and make a real impact by building better software, this is the job for you!
We offer a competitive benefit package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career:
- Up to 13,000 PLN gross per month on an employment contract
- Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dentalcare) for you and your family
- Medicover sports card (Fit&More package)
- Life insurance financed by the employer
- 30-minute lunch break included in the 8-hour working day
- Work in a highly professional and stimulating atmosphere
- Training & Buddy programme that will allow you to quickly adapt to your new role
- Wellbeing programme for employees
- Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow
- Comfortable working environment in the office and the possibility of home office
- Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification
- Employee referral programme
Associate Software Engineer (Kotlin Multiplatform)
(Hybrid/Kraków – 1 day per week in the office)
Who we are and what we create?
We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.
At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
We are open to flexible and agile working. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office, located in Kraków. Talk to us about how we can best support you!
At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles, even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.
In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.
About the role
We are going through an exciting period of change, and we are seeking a highly motivated and eager-to-learn Associate Software Engineer with expertise in Android – Kotlin with a willing to learn more about Kotlin Multiplatform to join our Software Engineering team and work on our new Android KMP programme.
We aspire to grow a world-class engineering function, pioneering in the retail technology space, and making great software within a growth culture that is always looking for the next thing to improve or adapt to meet our customer needs.
If you're looking for an exciting opportunity to step out of your comfort zone and make a real impact by building better software, this is the job for you!
We offer a competitive benefit package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career:
- Up to 13,000 PLN gross per month on an employment contract
- Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dentalcare) for you and your family
- Medicover sports card (Fit&More package)
- Life insurance financed by the employer
- 30-minute lunch break included in the 8-hour working day
- Work in a highly professional and stimulating atmosphere
- Training & Buddy programme that will allow you to quickly adapt to your new role
- Wellbeing programme for employees
- Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow
- Comfortable working environment in the office and the possibility of home office
- Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification
- Employee referral programme
- Help and contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of high-quality Android applications.
- Contribute clean code to our new Android codebase.
- Learn and help write KMP components to be shared across iOS and Android devices.
- Write unit tests to ensure the quality and reliability of the codebase.
- Utilize GitLab for source control management and code reviews.
- Eager to learn and manage platform dependencies and 3rd party integrations.
- Ability to integrate web-views into native views where necessary.
- Work with product managers and designers to understand user needs and implement effective user interfaces.
- Keep up to date with the latest trends and best practices in Android development and share knowledge with the team.
- Help and contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of high-quality Android applications.
- Contribute clean code to our new Android codebase.
- Learn and help write KMP components to be shared across iOS and Android devices.
- Leverage Jetpack compose for building composable user interfaces.
- Write unit tests to ensure the quality and reliability of the codebase.
- Utilize GitLab for source control management and code reviews.
- Eager to learn and manage platform dependencies and 3rd party integrations.
- Ability to integrate web-views into native views where necessary.
- Work with product managers and designers to understand user needs and implement effective user interfaces.
- Keep up to date with the latest trends and best practices in Android development and share knowledge with the team.
- Good knowledge of Kotlin and object-oriented programming principles.
- An understanding of architectural design patterns such as MVVM, MVP, and MVI.
- Understanding of RESTful APIs and web services integration and some knowledge of GraphQL services.
- Knowledge of mobile app security best practices and how to implement them.
- Some knowledge or willing to learn Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP).
- Excellent command of English (written and spoken)
- Published articles on LinkedIn/Medium or other platforms.
- Involved in an Android community via membership of online groups or meetups and can demonstrate participation in developer forums.
- Some knowledge and eager to learn more iOS development.
Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dental care) for you and your family.
Medicover sports card (Fit&More package).
Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification.
Life insurance at Generali financed by the employer.
Opportunity to earn annual bonus that aligns to work level of role.
Parking spaces and LOTOS card.
Co-financing of monthly tickets.
Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow (50% discount).
At Kingfisher, we are united by our 6 core behaviours
Be customer
focused
Constantly improving our customer experience
Acting with humanity and care
Be curious
Thriving on learning, thinking beyond the obvious
Be inclusive
Acting inclusively in diverse teams to achieve together
Be agile
Working with trust, pace and agility
Be accountable
Championing the plan to deliver results and growth
Our employees know us best. We wouldn’t be Kingfisher without them. So, we want to share what they think with you.
Development and progression is a high priority at Kingfisher, I’ve always felt well supported.
I’m proud to work for Kingfisher, I’ve had great opportunities that have enabled me to contribute to an exciting forward-thinking company.
There are so many ways you can grow, learn, and develop here at Kingfisher. At whatever pace suits you.
You'll be able to have regular conversations with managers about personal development and gain a better understanding about what you want from your career and how to achieve it.
Improving without instruments to help you learn is near impossible. That's why we make sure you have everything at your fingertips to find exactly what you need to keep growing.
With plans that ask you what you want to achieve and when you want to achieve them by, tracking progress and keeping development at the forefront of conversation is easy.
The scale of group functions within Kingfisher is huge. That means you have the chance to build different career paths within multiple areas of the organisation.
We aren't selfish here at Kingfisher. Whatever your level of experience, you'll work with colleagues who are always welcoming and ready to share their knowledge whenever you need it.
So your ambitions are high? Good thing we have opportunities to find experiences in line with more senior roles and responsibilities. Here, you can evolve your career, no matter your level.
We’re an innovative, international retailer on a journey to actively make a difference. Always striving to take that next step. You can be part of the difference. From bottom to top you can progress in a collaborative environment. So, why not Kingfisher?
Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.
A member of the Talent Acquisition team will then review your application let you know if you have progressed to the next stage of the process.
You’ll then have a telephone interview/one to one conversation with a recruiter.
As you progress, you’ll be invited to attend a face to face or virtual interview.
Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!
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