Senior Android Developer (mfd) Romania-based (Remote)
Job Summary
A small piece of paper with numbers that have the power to change a life forever! Okay... lets replace the paper with an app and one person with 500000 monthly users. This is our business!
Your Mission
As Senior Android Developer (m/f/d) you will be responsible for the development and optimisation of our native Android apps to offer our users a first-class performant and stable mobile experience. Your contribution will ensure the technological future-readiness of our apps and will have a direct impact on customer satisfaction and company growth.
Your Tasks & Responsibilities
On a daily basis you will:
build and refine Android features with a strong focus on quality
make technical decisions around implementation details
closely collaborate with a product manager designers QA and backend engineers to move the features to release
review other developers code and share feedback.
On a weekly basis you will:
contribute to sprint goals and technical roadmaps
help other developers grow
identify opportunities to improve code quality and app architecture.
On a monthly basis you will:
help us define long-term architectural goals
contribute to improving team processes and ways of working
continuously evaluate and introduce improvements to app performance reliability and developer experience.
Our Tech Stack & Working Environment
Kotlin as the main programming language
Jetpack Compose for UI
MVVM MVI & Clean Architecture as the architectural patterns
Hilt for Dependency Injection
Gitlab for source control and CI/CD
JUnit & Espresso for testing
Homebrew C component for sharing code between clients
MacOS & Android Studio for development (well send you a MacBook Pro)
Your Key Competencies (Hard Skills)
Must-have:
5 years of professional experience in native Android development and Kotlin programming.
Profound knowledge of Jetpack Compose.
Extensive experience with architectural patterns like MVVM MVI and Clean Architecture.
Proven track record in shipping and maintaining high-quality performant scalable and testable consumer-facing apps to the Play Store.
Solid understanding of the following concepts: Unit and UI Testing CI/CD processes analytics A/B testing and Git.
Experience in performance optimization (e.g. memory management loading times) and crash analytics.
Strong grasp of asynchronous programming (Kotlin Coroutines).
Nice-to-have:
Professional experience with Java you wont have to write new code in Java but youll need to understand the existing codebase.
Knowledge of C programming language.
Experience building multi-modular apps.
Familiarity with Kotlin Multiplatform.
Work experience in an Agile development team.
Your Soft Skills
Strong Ownership & Proactiveness: Youre not afraid to be fully responsible for your work results drive initiatives independently and propose solutions beyond assigned tasks.
Collaborative & Communicative Personality: Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English) capable of clearly articulating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and working effectively within a distributed team.
Knowledge Sharing Ability: Willingness to and elevate other team members and contribute to the overall technical expertise of the team.
Pragmatic Problem-Solving Skills: You can focus on delivering high-impact solutions while balancing technical perfection with business needs.
Growth Mindset & Adaptability: Youre eager to learn new technologies (e.g. latest Kotlin features) and adapt to a fast-paced environment.
Your Impact in This Role
In your first 6 months you will
Lead the implementation of major features (e.g. new core functionality) adhering to best practices of Android development.
Improve the stability performance and the crash-free rate of our apps.
Take ownership of the codebase quality and actively contribute to the definition and enforcement of Android development standards within the engineering team.
Effectively collaborate with the team by providing feedback code reviews technical guidance and fostering knowledge transfer.
Your Background Education & Experience
You have at least 5 years of professional experience in native Android development.
You are fluent in English on at least B2 level both oral and written.
You live and have a work permit in Romania we dont sponsor relocation and work visas. (Dont we though It would be great if we did)
A university degree in computer science software engineering or a related field will be a plus.
What we offer you:
Remuneration & work-life balance:
Competitive salary and trust-based working hours.
Private health insurance contribution.
Generous training budget.
Extraordinary team events.
Meal benefit.
Communication & trust:
Open honest and direct communication. Your ideas are welcome!
A feedback meeting every quarter to help us grow together.
We encourage innovation and are open to new ideas that push the boundaries.
Modern working:
Everything you need for your daily work: MacBook monitor headphones and more.
Individual training:
One training day per month and a generous training budget for your personal development.
Buddy program:
An experienced team member will support you from day one to help you get started.
The team
We are a colorful bunch from different nations and backgrounds. We dont distinguish by religion gender age marital status... For us the focus is on what you can do!
Our values:
MAKE IT HAPPEN
Drive results - Own the problem the goal and the outcome through self-organization and decisions backed by data
Speak up with courage - Challenge ideas and raise issues directly when it matters
Getting things done - Be pragmatic keep momentum and bring the energy
Deliver quality impact - Ship solutions that move our mission and strategic goals forward
WIN TOGETHER
Communicate openly and respectfully - Be transparent assume positive intent and set aside own ego when interacting with others
Help others win - Proactively share knowledge time and strengths in an interdisciplinary set-up
Work across cultures - Learn from others perspectives and actively refine own style for trust-based collaboration in a diverse team
Bring team spirit - Create moments of joy and belonging that fuel big outcomes together
SHAPE THE FUTURE
Experiment to learn - Run tests measure outcomes treat mistakes as an invitation to learn and adapt insights into action
Spot opportunities - Stay close to customers and market trends to identify whats next
Build user-first innovation - Deliver trustworthy data-driven solutions and services that set the bar
Grow yourself - Challenge and reflect on the way you work seek feedback and keep developing your skills
Sound like you