Senior Android Developer

Description:

We are thrilled to offer a superb opportunity for a Senior Android Developer to join our growing Mobile App team in Digital Channels. In this role you’ll create engaging and user-friendly mobile experiences using native technologies. As we continue to grow, we are excited to welcome new team members who share our passion for delivering the best possible experiences to our diverse range of customers.
Our team culture is built on collaboration and inclusivity. We value individuality and strive to create a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive. And, if you’ll go the extra mile to help our members & customers, you’ll fit right in and feel like you belong here.

This is a hybrid role; with remote working and some onsite presence in our central Leeds offices.
About the role

As Senior Android Developer, you’ll have the opportunity to:.

• Design and code innovative & engaging digital mobile experiences to support corporate sales targets, KPI’s and other business requirements, from taking an initial brief through to final implementation of the app

• Code engaging user interfaces using native technologies to improve customer experience

• Build and deploy mobile applications to accommodate all changes required by the business

• Provide best practice advice on native pattern & development into the user-led design workshops and end to end journeys

• Liaise with business to identify, specify and document development requirements

• Recommend solutions that meet customer needs and ensure business users understand

• Help define the software architecture of new features for existing apps and future apps

• Create effective information architecture models; defining the relationship between the mobile app navigation, device functionality and services the app integrates with, ensuring that this matches customer journeys to drive agreed digital outcomes

• Responsible for a full CI/ CD pipeline with both unit and UI testing strategies to ensure a robust product is released

About you
You will have a proven track record as an Android Developer. What will you bring to the role?

• Good understanding of Android platform with a good proficiency in Kotlin

• Past experience of releasing a mobile app to Google Play

• Have a quality led development focus, utilising version control, unit testing, UI testing and CI/CD. Ideally Git, Espresso, CircleCI

• Expert understanding of RESTful APIs to connect to mobile applications to back-end services

• Enthusiasm for new technologies such as coroutines and Jetpack compose

• Desire to help mentor and guide others

• Strong understanding of architectural patterns such as MVVM and clean architecture

• Experience with Fastlane as part of build process

• Interest in mobile app security best practices