Android Developer

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

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Planet-X is the world’s first treasure hunt shooter game for mobile devices. It is a global competition where players tune in from around the world to compete for real world prizes hidden in treasure chests.

What You’ll Do

You will be contributing to important decisions within a multidisciplinary team of passionate and talented people. This will involve fleshing out the details of a game’s design, overseeing testing, and revising the game in response to player feedback. Thanks to your creativity and teamwork, Planet-X will entertain millions of people.

• Design, build, and ship Android code, experiments and products for millions of users.
• Work cross-functionally, collaborate and partner with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy and build novel products and features that our users will love.
• Communicate effectively, within the team and across disciplines. Work closely with product managers and designers to craft compelling user experiences.
• Create a mobile game in a fast-paced environment.
• Communicate well and collaborate effectively with the wider team and senior stakeholders.
• Contribute meaningfully to our team’s strategy. We give everyone a seat at the table and encourage active participation in planning our future. Don’t just come along for the ride.
• Participate in product reviews and team meetings, providing technical insight. Help scope, estimate, and prioritize between conflicting needs.
• Foster a healthy engineering culture and collaborate with other engineers.
• Utilize AI tools to increase productivity.

Who You Might Be

• You enjoy playing mobile games.
• Minimum of 5+ years of post-internship, full-time, hands-on, professional software development experience developing user-facing Android mobile native applications at scale.
• Familiarity with Unity game engine and integrating a Unity game within a Native Android app.
• Familiarity with software engineering best practices such as unit/integration/end-to-end testing, design documents, CI/CD, A/B testing, code reviews, and documentation.
• Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule.
• BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
• Entrepreneurial spirit. You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure.
• Excellent communication skills. You collaborate effectively with teams in a fully remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Additional knowledge around GraphQL, REST, HTTP basics, and the ability to design maintainable APIs is a plus.

What’s in it for you

• The opportunity to be part of a team at the forefront of web3 innovation.
• Play a key role in shaping and growing the Planet-X brand.
• Enjoy a fast-paced, driven work environment.
• Receive fair and equitable compensation that recognizes your valuable contributions.