Android Developer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and maintain Android features for Snappy Shopper, Order Manager, and Snappy Picker.

• Collaborate with Android developers and various stakeholders to transform business needs into technical strategies and deliverables.

• Make informed technical decisions with consideration for architecture, reliability, maintainability, and the broader impact of implementation.

• Take responsibility for the quality and completeness of solutions prior to review.

• Review the code of other developers and engage in technical discussions.

• Diagnose issues in Kotlin and legacy Java code.

• Address complex production challenges.

• Balance immediate resolutions with long-term enhancements.

• Engage in practical technical sessions and live coding exercises during the recruitment process.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience with modern Kotlin.

• Production experience utilizing Jetpack Compose.

• Strong proficiency in Coroutines and Flow.

• Familiarity with Hilt, Dagger 2, or Koin, along with an understanding of dependency scoping.

• Experience with multi-module Clean Architecture.

• Ability to enforce architecture and code quality standards using tools and CI.

• Strong habit of unit testing with JUnit and MockK/Mockito.

• Experience in collaborative development, version control, and code review processes.

• Background working in an Agile/Scrum setting.

• Experience in reviewing Kotlin code and participating in pull request discussions.

• Familiarity with Android applications targeting minSdk 24–26 and targetSdk 35–36.

• At least one of the following: RxJava2 with effective disposal practices; hardware integration using a vendor SDK, AIDL service, Bluetooth device, or partner-app Intent; real-time functionality using WebSockets with fallback and dead-connection handling; custom Dagger scopes or subcomponents with explicit teardown.

• Familiarity with XML/ViewBinding, Room, Crashlytics, payment SDKs, Firebase Remote Config, WorkManager, Bluetooth printing, or similar technologies is advantageous but not mandatory.

• Ability to collaborate, share knowledge, and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues.

🏝️ Benefits

• 32 days of leave, increasing with length of service.

• Birthday day off.

• Paid sick leave.

• Paid company parental leave.

• Paid bereavement leave.

• Paid domestic violence leave.

• Cycle to work scheme.

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• Company pension scheme.

• £1000 referral bonus.

• Performance-related bonus or share options, depending on the role.

• Flexible remote working arrangements.

• Continuous opportunities for learning and development.

• Occasional chances to connect in person with colleagues.

• Weekly fireside chats with the CEO.

• Bi-monthly Basecamp town halls.

• Active Social Committee and employee resource groups.

• Participation in engagement surveys.