Android Engineer - Kotlin, JetpackCompose, Flexible Schedule

Smith Micro Software; Braga; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 extra vacation days

Flexible work schedule

Health insurance for you and your 가족

Life insurance + severe illness

Coverflex card with a monthly amount

Coffee and free snacks at the office

Job summary

Smith Micro Software in Braga seeks an Android Software Engineer to join our team. You will own Android features, develop with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, and work with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality mobile applications across global products.

Join an innovative environment focused on safety and family-oriented solutions, leveraging AI-assisted tools to accelerate development, improve test coverage, and optimize performance.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional experience in Android app development.
• Kotlin Expertise: Advanced knowledge of Kotlin language features, idioms, and functional programming concepts.
• Modern UI Development: Strong hands-on experience building declarative user interfaces using Jetpack Compose and custom state management.
• Asynchronous Programming: Strong experience with Kotlin Coroutines and Flow for async workflows and reactive data streaming.
• Architecture & Dependency Injection: Deep understanding of modern Android architecture patterns (MVVM/MVI, Clean Architecture) and DI frameworks like Hilt / Dagger.
• Data Storage & Networking: Experience integrating RESTful APIs (Retrofit, Ktor) and building offline-first local data layers using Room / DataStore.
• AI-Driven Productivity: Experience leveraging AI developer tools (Copilot, Gemini Code Assist, Claude, etc.) to increase personal throughput and assist in refactoring/testing.
• Good English communication skills (written and spoken) for daily team interaction and documentation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Feature Ownership: Design, build, test, and maintain high-performance, resilient Android applications using modern Kotlin standards.
• Agile Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, QA, Backend) to define technical specs, break down stories, and deliver end-to-end features.
• Architecture & Clean Code: Implement scalable UI components and business logic using Unidirectional DataFlow (MVI/MVVM) and Clean Architecture principles.
• Quality & Performance: Write robust unit and UI tests, analyze app performance, fix memory leaks, and optimize app startup time and frame rates.
• Engineering Standards: Actively participate in code reviews, enforce codebase consistency, and contribute to CI/CD and automated release pipelines.
• AI-Enhanced Development: Leverage modern AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate development, improve test coverage, and streamline code maintenance.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin programming

Jetpack Compose

MVVM/MVI patterns

Coroutine / Flow

DI (Hilt/Dagger)

REST APIs

AI tools

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng

Tools

Retrofit

Ktor

Room

DataStore

Hilt

Dagger

Android Studio

Job description

Smith Micro Software in Braga seeks an Android Software Engineer to join our team. You will own Android features, develop with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, and work with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality mobile applications across global products.

Join an innovative environment focused on safety and family-oriented solutions, leveraging AI-assisted tools to accelerate development, improve test coverage, and optimize performance.