Android Software Engineer

Smith Micro Software Inc.; Braga; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedule

Health insurance

Life insurance

Coverflex card

Job summary

Smith Micro Software Inc. in Braga, Portugal is seeking an Android Software Engineer to join our expanding team.

You will design, build, test, and maintain high-performance Android applications in our SafePath family line, collaborating with Product, Design, QA and backend teams. Ideal candidates have 3–5 years of Android experience, strong Kotlin and Jetpack Compose skills, and a solid understanding of MVVM/MVI, Clean Architecture, and DI (Hilt/Dagger).

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of Android development experience.
• Strong Kotlin language skills and functional programming concepts.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose and declarative UI.
• Experience with Kotlin Coroutines and Flow.
• Understanding of MVVM/MVI, Clean Architecture and DI (Hilt/Dagger).
• Experience REST APIs (Retrofit/Ktor) and local data stores (Room/DataStore).
• Experience with AI developer tools (Copilot, Gemini Code Assist, Claude).
• Good English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain high-performance Android apps using Kotlin.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define specs and deliver features.
• Implement scalable UI components with MVVM/MVI and Clean Architecture.
• Write unit and UI tests, optimize startup time and memory usage.
• Participate in code reviews and CI/CD pipelines.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to accelerate development and refactoring.

Skills

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

MVVM/MVI

Dagger/Hilt

AI-assisted development

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Retrofit

Ktor

Room

DataStore

GitHub Actions

Gradle

Job description

Braga, Portugal / Development - SWE All Products / Full Time

We are looking for an Android SoftwareEngineer to join our team in Braga!

This is a great opportunity to join Smith Micro Software, a NASDAQ company that creates software productsand services to simplify, secure, and enhance the mobile experience. We have offices in Braga, Aliso Viejo,Pittsburgh, and Belgrade.

The Braga engineering team is primarily engaged in the development of family location and protectionservices technology that is currently live in multiple carriers around the globe with focus on safety andprotection of children, the elderly, and other family members requiring extra care.
Working with agile methodologies and with a team of software engineers developing products and projectson different technologies that are shipped worldwide (iOS, Android, web single page apps, cloud basedbackend solutions), your primary focus will be the development of mobile applications, with opportunitiescurrently available in our main product line, SafePath.

• Feature Ownership: Design, build, test, and maintain high-performance, resilient Android applications usingmodern Kotlin standards.
• Agile Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, QA, Backend) to definetechnical 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, andoptimize app startup time and frame rates.
• Engineering Standards: Actively participate in code reviews, enforce codebase consistency, and contributeto continuous integration (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.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of professional experience in Android app development.
• Kotlin Expertise: Advanced knowledge of Kotlin language features, idioms, and functional programmingconcepts.
• Modern UI Development: Strong hands‑on experience building declarative user interfaces using JetpackCompose and custom state management.

• Asynchronous Programming: Strong experience with Kotlin Coroutines and Flow for async workflows andreactive 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‑firstlocal 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.

Preferred/Nice to have

• Release Management: Familiarity with Google Play Console publishing, Play Store policies, and CI/CDtools (e.g., Bitrise, GitHub Actions, Docker, or Bamboo).
• Legacy Interoperability: Experience migrating legacy XML layouts / View‑based views to JetpackCompose.
• Build Systems & Modularization: Familiarity with Gradle build configurations, multi‑module projectstructures, and dependency management.
• Performance & Profiling: Experience using Android Studio Profiler, evaluating app energy/memoryimpact, and applying R8 / ProGuard optimizations.
• Cross-Platform Awareness: Exposure to Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), iOS/Swift or hybrid systems.
• Security Practices: Familiarity with mobile app security standards (EncryptedSharedPreferences, Keystore system, biometrics, code obfuscation).

What we offer:

• Flexible work schedule that helps you balance your personal life with your professional one
• Health insurance for you and your family
• Life insurance + severe illness disease
• Coverflex card with a monthly amount paid by the company