Android Developer

Android Engineer - Mobile Applications Location: London, UK Working Mode: hybrid - 3 days on site, 2 days remote Rate: Up to £500 per day, inside IR35 Description We're looking for an Android Engineer - Mobile Applications to join our client's team in London. You will work on innovative Android applications used by millions of users worldwide. This role combines cutting-edge Android development, performance optimization, and a passion for exceptional user experiences. You'll collaborate with designers, product owners, QA professionals, and engineers in an agile and fast-paced environment focused on building and improving features for enterprise-scale mobile platforms. Responsibilities

• Design, develop and enhance Android applications using Kotlin and modern frameworks
• Implement features based on best practices and asynchronous coding patterns
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver intuitive, high-performance mobile solutions
• Integrate applications with Back End APIs and Legacy services
• Write maintainable, testable, and optimized code following clean architecture principles
• Perform debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning for existing and new code
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Gradle, CircleCI, GitHub Actions
• Contribute to code reviews, quality standards, and development process improvements
• Design solutions for open-ended technical challenges in large-scale mobile applications
Requirements
• Proven experience in Android application development using Kotlin (and familiarity with Java for Legacy support)
• Strong knowledge of Android development patterns (eg, Jetpack libraries, MVI architecture)
• Proficiency in REST API integration and working with API documentation (eg, RAML)
• Experience with Gradle, CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions and CircleCI
• Familiarity with asynchronous programming techniques (Coroutines, Flows, RxJava)
• Strong background in unit and integration testing using Espresso/JUnit, WireMock
• Understanding of performance tuning, debugging, and code optimization practices
Nice to Have
• Hands-on experience with Jetpack Compose for UI development
• Familiarity with dependency injection frameworks (eg, Dagger)
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• Proven experience in Android application development using Kotlin (and familiarity with Java for Legacy support)
• Strong knowledge of Android development patterns (eg, Jetpack libraries, MVI architecture)
• Proficiency in REST API integration and working with API documentation (eg, RAML)
• Experience with Gradle, CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions and CircleCI
• Familiarity with asynchronous programming techniques (Coroutines, Flows, RxJava)
• Strong background in unit and integration testing using Espresso/JUnit, WireMock
• Understanding of performance tuning, debugging, and code optimization practices
Nice to Have
• Hands-on experience with Jetpack Compose for UI development
• Familiarity with dependency injection frameworks (eg, Dagger)