Senior Android Engineer

HR Talent Partner SA; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A software development company is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to join their team in Pretoria. This role offers a flexible remote/hybrid working arrangement with a requirement to be in the office once a week. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in Kotlin and Android development, working with state-of-the-art practices. Competitive salary and career advancement opportunities are provided. Candidates interested in this opportunity should submit their CV for consideration.

Benefits

Excellent salary

Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar position.
• Proficient in Kotlin and Android development, with a 100% Kotlin codebase.
• Experience with MVVM and MVP design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Android applications focused on modern practices.
• Implement and optimize UI components using Jetpack Compose.
• Work with various testing frameworks to ensure app quality.

Skills

Kotlin

Android Development

Reactive Programming

Unit Testing

Networking & Data

Tools

Retrofit

JUnit

Espresso

Job description

Senior Android Engineer (Remote) required in Pretoria.

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 the Pretoria 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.