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Android Developer

VIQU Limited

Blaby

Hybrid

GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a skilled Android Developer to lead the rewrite of a customer-facing app. This role requires strong expertise in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, as well as experience in guiding teams through complex projects. As a Senior Developer, you will collaborate with stakeholders to ensure requirements are met and provide mentorship to the development team. With a focus on best practices and performance optimization, this position offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment. If you are passionate about mobile development and looking for a contract role that challenges your skills, this is the perfect fit.

Qualifications

  • Extensive experience in Android development with a focus on Kotlin and Jetpack.
  • Strong understanding of application architecture, lifecycle, and UI design.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop white-label mobile applications for customers.
  • Guide best practices for setting up new Android applications.

Skills

Android application architecture
Kotlin
Jetpack Compose
Restful APIs integration
TDD
Unit Testing
Automated Testing
Agile (SCRUM)
CI/CD
Git

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Android Developer (Kotlin) - 3 Month Initial Contract - Hybrid - Leicester - Outside IR35

VIQU have partnered with a global organisation who are seeking an Android Developer on a contract basis.

The role:

The successful Android Developer will have strong experience developing Android applications, using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. The project itself is a rewrite of their customer-facing app, and we are looking with candidates who have worked on similar projects in the past from end-to-end. The Android Developer will be coming in at a Senior / SME level to guide the team throughout the project and to offer technical guidance, so this is essential.

Responsibilities:
  1. Design and development of white-label mobile applications
  2. Help guide best practice for the set up of new Android applications
  3. Collaborate with business stakeholders to collate and understand requirements
  4. Work with development team and provide technical guidance / mentorship
Key skills & experience:
  1. Extensive experience as an Android Developer, with strong understanding of Android application architecture, lifecycle management, and UI design
  2. Strong Kotlin proficiency, with solid understanding of Kotlin syntax, features, and best practice, Kotlin Flows, extensions and higher-order functions
  3. Strong Jetpack Compose experience and solid experience with Jetpack libraries
  4. Strong experience working on similar projects, having re-written Android applications in the past from the ground up
  5. Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, as well as optimising application performance
  6. Restful APIs integration
  7. TDD, Unit Testing, Automated Testing
  8. Agile (SCRUM)
  9. CI/CD, integration and delivery using Git & Azure DevOps
  10. Adaptability and flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment
Role details:

Job role: Android Developer
Job type: Contract
Duration: 3 months' initial contract
Rate: £450 - £475 per day
IR35 status: Outside IR35
Location: 2 days per week onsite in Leicester

To discuss this exciting opportunity in more detail, please APPLY NOW for a no-obligation chat with your VIQU Consultant.

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