Android Developer Kotlin, Jetpack Compose

Rose International; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Rose International in Jefferson City, MO or Overland Park, KS is seeking an experienced Android developer to own the full lifecycle of mobile apps using Java, Kotlin, XML and Jetpack Compose. You’ll work with Gradle on multi‑module Android projects and handle release tasks, while incorporating secure storage and biometric authentication features.

You’ll collaborate with business and technical teams, write tests, and support RESTful services, Firebase, and deployment to Google Play, ensuring

Qualifications

• Experience in Android app development and Android Studio environment.
• Strong knowledge of Java, Kotlin, XML, and Jetpack Compose.
• Familiarity with Gradle, multi-module projects, and release processes.
• Experience with security concepts, biometrics, and secure storage.
• Ability to work with RESTful web services, JSON, and XML.
• Experience writing tests (unit/integration/UI).
• Communication skills for business and technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Provide full life cycle development of Android mobile applications using Java, Kotlin, XML, and Jetpack Compose.
• Understand coding standards and implement them in code.
• Troubleshoot problems and propose solutions.
• Communicate with users to determine problems or design requirements.
• Collaborate on a team to complete programming projects on time.
• Document changes and follow the SDLC independently.
• Maintain and enhance production banking applications for Android.
• Work with Gradle, product flavors, environment types, and Google Play distribution.
• Support Firebase Messaging, Analytics, Crashlytics, and security SDKs.

Skills

Android development

Java

Kotlin

XML

Jetpack Compose

Gradle

RESTful APIs

JSON

AI-assisted development

Android security concepts

Education

High School diploma

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Tools

Android Studio

Google Play Console

Firebase

Job description

Locations: Jefferson City, MO OR Overland Park, KS 66210

• Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field.

Required Education

• High School diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Education

• Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field.

Required Skills And Qualifications

• Experience in Android application development, and programming in an Android Studio environment.
• Knowledge of: Java, Kotlin, XML, and Jetpack Compose.
• Experience with Gradle, multi-module Android projects, product flavors, build variants, code shrinking, signing, and release troubleshooting.
• Experience with Android security concepts, biometrics, secure credential handling, certificate/security configuration, and payment or identity-verification SDKs.
• Experience supporting legacy Android code while introducing current platform capabilities.
• Experience writing or maintaining unit, integration, UI, or release-validation tests.
• Experience working with RESTful web services, JSON, and XML is desired.
• Experience in building, testing, and distributing Android and iOS applications is desired.
• Working knowledge of AI-assisted development tools: using AI coding assistants and design-to-code generation effectively with standard prompts, shared design tokens, the judgment to review, test and correct AI-generated code before it is committed.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with both the business community and the technical community.
• Strong analytical skills, self-motivation, and attention to detail.
• Good organizational and time management skills.

Preferred Skills And Qualifications

• Professional experience maintaining and releasing native Android applications used in a production environment; banking or other security-sensitive experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide full life cycle development of Android mobile applications using Java, Kotlin, XML, and Jetpack Compose.
• Understand coding standards and implement them within code being developed.
• Ability to troubleshoot problems and provide solutions.
• Ability to communicate with the users to determine problems or design requirements.
• Ability to work on a team to complete programming projects in a timely manner.
• Ability to document changes and follow the Systems Development Life Cycle process independently.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks.
• Independently maintain and enhance production banking applications for the Android platform.
• Maintain and troubleshoot Java/XML code while developing and supporting Kotlin and Jetpack Compose features.
• Work with multi-module Gradle projects, product flavors, environment build types, release signing, versioning, and Google Play distribution.
• Support Firebase Messaging, Analytics, Crashlytics, biometric authentication, secure storage, payment integrations, document capture SDKs, and other third-party SDKs.
• Support Android phone and Wear OS applications, including Kotlin and Compose-based wearable features.
• Participate in testing, release validation, production diagnosis, incident response, and documentation of customer-impacting issues.
• Other duties assigned by the Manager of Application Development.
• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**

About Rose

• Founded in 1993
• Office Locations Across the U.S.
• 150+ Clients: Corporations and Government Agencies
• Employee Oriented Company
• Challenging Assignments Across the U.S.
• Continuous Professional Development

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