Senior Software Developer (Android)

ConvaTec Inc.; Lexington (MA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in global medical technologies is hiring a Senior Software Developer (Android) to design and implement advanced mobile applications. The successful candidate will lead development efforts, focusing on performance and security, in a collaborative environment. Join us to change lives through innovative medical solutions!

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in native Android app development.
• Experience with hardware & sensor integration.
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain advanced Android applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and design new features.
• Ensure application security using best practices.

Skills

Android Development

Kotlin

Java

CI/CD

App Security

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related fields

Tools

Azure DevOps

Android SDK

Android Studio

Git

SonarQube

Job description

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec’s revenues in 2023 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com

Our search for better is changing the lives of our customers. It’s changing the careers of our people too – creating new challenges and opportunities all the time. We’re a business that never stands still.
Join us on our journey to #ForeverCaring as a Senior Software Developer (Android), and you won’t either.

Position Overview:

If you are looking to join a team where you can leverage your experience and design and develop a new native iOS application, then this is the position for you. You will be part of a team that is highly motivated about our mission which is to build pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch.You will be the lead developer building applications while interfacing with project leads and architects (located in the US and UK) and our offshore development center in India. You will be accountable for the development of our SaMD (Software as a Medical Device) and SiMD (Software in a Medical Device) mobile apps while ensuring high quality of the design and code, robustness of our CI/CD pipelines and usability of the features implemented.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain advanced Android applications with a focus on performance, security, and scalability.

• Design and develop high quality native Android applications using Kotlin and Java.

• Deep knowledge and experience withAndroid system frameworks, camera, hardware sensors, andBLE peripherals.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (hardware, backend, design) to define, design, and ship new features.

• Optimize app performance, memory usage, and battery efficiency through profiling and code refinement.

• Work withAzure DevOpsfor version control, CI/CD pipelines, and task management.

• Implement and maintainautomated build and deployment workflowsusing Azure DevOps or similar tools.

• Handleuploading, releasing, and managing apps on the Google Play Store, including alpha/beta tracks and production rollouts.

• Ensure compatibility across various Android versions and device configurations.

• Manage background processes, foreground services, and work with system-level APIs.

• Debug system-level issues using tools like ADB, Logcat, Systrace, and Perfetto.

• Ensure application security using Android’s best practices for secure data storage, authentication, and communication.

• Maintain detailed technical documentation and participate in code reviews.

• Maintain code quality, organization, and automation.

• Stay up-to-date with new mobile technology trends, applications, and protocols.

Authority (ifapplicable):

Not applicable

Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of professional experience in native Android app development.

• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.

• Languages: Proficient in Kotlin and Java.

• Experience with Android SDK, Android Studio, Android OS & System internals and performance tuning.

• Experience with Hardware & sensor integration, working with Camera, GPS, Accelerometer, NFC, etc.

• Deep knowledge of BLE, JobScheduler, WorkManager

• CI/CD & DevOps: Hands-on experience withAzure DevOps, including build pipelines, release management, and environment configurations.

• Security: Deep understanding of app security principles: Keychain, SSL pinning, secure storage, biometrics (FaceID/TouchID), and compliance with App Store privacy policies.

• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services.

• Unit Testing using JUNit, Mockito, Espresso.

• Knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices.

• Proficiency in building flexible UIs that adapt to various screen sizes using ConstraintLayout or Jetpack Compose.

• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance optimization.

• Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines.

• Experience with Git or other version control tools.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or in a team.

• Experience with mobile application security testing, incl. use of tools like SonarQube and mend.io.

• Familiarity with tools likeApp Center,Fastlane, Firebase andCrashlytics.

• Familiarity withLinux development environmentsand tools (e.g., bash, make, gdb).

• Hybrid languages such as Flutter or React Native or Ionic is a plus.

Qualifications/Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceor related fields.

• 5+ yearsof professional experience in Android development, with a focus onsystem-level orlow-level components

• Experience working in a regulatedenvironment such asmedicaldevices (FDA/MDR), HIPAA, GDPR isstronglydesired.

• Experience in publishing and maintainingapps in theGoogle Play Store.

• Strong foundation inoperatingsystems,computerarchitecture, andembeddedsystems

• Experience workingwithAOSP, custom ROMs, or Android firmwareishighlydesirable

• Solid understandingofdatastructures,algorithms, andmulti-threading

• Prior experience in Agile/Scrumenvironments.

• Certifications in Android developmentorembeddedprogramming (optional but a plus)

Preferences:

• Hands-on experiencewithperformancetuningfor Android devices (CPU, GPU, memory, battery)

• Knowledge ofwirelesscommunicationprotocols(Bluetooth, Zigbee, LTE, etc.)

• Participation in open-source Android projectsorcommunities

• Ability toworkcloselywithcross-functionalteams

Team

Not applicable

PrincipalContacts & Purpose of Contact

Internal – Project Management Office, Cloud and Mobile Architects, V&V Leads, other Software Developers, DevOps Engineers and QA Engineers

External - None

Travel Requirements

Position may involve travel up to 10% of the time. Most trips will include overnight or international travel.

Languages

• Speaking:YesEnglish

• Writing/Reading:YesEnglish

Working Conditions(Applicable local workplace laws and statutes should be included in the description of working conditions)

Remote (US ET time zone)

Special Factors

None

Our progress will give you countless opportunities to move forward too. Seek out new challenges, and you’ll find them. Stretch your thinking, and you’ll find new ways to make an impact. And if you embrace the opportunity to drive your own growth, you could go further, and achieve more, than ever before.

This is a big step forward.

This is work that’ll move you.

#LI-KM1

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