Senior Android Engineer

HR Talent Partner SA; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 60 000 - 90 000; Full time

Job summary

An international software development company is seeking a Senior Android Engineer for a remote/hybrid position based in Johannesburg. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience, with expertise in Kotlin and a strong grasp of Android development practices. You will work on a 100% Kotlin codebase utilizing modern frameworks and best practices. This role promises excellent salary and opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

Excellent salary

Internal career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar position.
• Proficient with modern Android development practices and Kotlin.
• Experience with various Android frameworks and libraries.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Android applications with a focus on Kotlin.
• Implement user interfaces following modern design practices.
• Ensure application performance through robust testing.

Skills

Kotlin

Android Development

Reactive Programming

MVVM Pattern

Unit Testing

Tools

JUnit

Retrofit

Coroutines

Job description

Senior Android Engineer (Remote) required in Johannesburg.

A well establish international software development company is looking for a “Senior Android Engineers” to join their team on full time permanent basis.

This is a remote / hybrid role, with a requirement to be in either the Somerset West, Pretoria, or Johannesburg offices once a week.

Excellent salary on offer plus internal career advancement opportunities.

Overview

Our client follows modern Android development practices centered on Kotlin, automation, and robust testing.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar position

Core Technologies

• Kotlin (100% Kotlin codebase)
• Android (API 30+, targeting SDK 35)
• Android Framework & UI
  • XML layouts (~75% – 165 screens: 75 activities, 90 fragments)
  • Jetpack Compose (~25% – 40 screens, growing)
  • Navigation Component with Safe Args
  • AndroidX Lifecycle components
• Architecture & State Management
  • MVVM Pattern
  • MVP Pattern (being gradually migrated)
  • Dependency Injection: Custom approach (no Dagger/Hilt visible)
• Reactive Programming
  • Kotlin Coroutines (1.10.2) – Primary async framework
  • RxJava/RxKotlin (legacy, still present)
  • Flow for state management
• Networking & Data
  • Retrofit (3.0.0) + OkHttp (4.12.0)
  • Kotlin Serialization JSON
  • Coil (3.2.0) and Picasso (legacy)
  • Room (2.7.2)
  • Custom network cache module
  • AndroidX DataStore, custom EBKSharedPreferences
• Testing Framework
  • Unit Testing: JUnit 5, MockK (preferred), Kluent assertions
  • Android Testing: Robolectric (SDK 30)
  • UI Testing: Espresso, AndroidX Test
• Firebase & Analytics
  • Firebase: Crashlytics, Performance, Analytics, Messaging, Dynamic Links
  • Tracking: Custom tracking module

Applying for this position

• If you are interested in this great career opportunity and qualify, please send your CV.