Senior Android Developer

Job description

Waracle are looking for a Senior Developer for an exciting new role joining our world-class digital technology consultancy and home to a diverse smart curious and ambitious community of specialists in technology-driven transformation.

We work with ambitious clients to help them solve their biggest business and customer challenges. We help our clients to innovate and create intelligent digital products and services. We thrive on complex challenges and deliver business-critical IT transformation projects moving seamlessly from strategy design and delivery to operations.

This is a Hybrid role offering the flexibility to balance your professional and personal life with 2 days a week spent connecting with colleagues in our London office or on client site

The Role

We are looking for a self- motivated Senior Developer proficient in Android mobile development. In this position you will drive the end-to-end craft of building developing and deploying high-performance Android components and services.

Whilst Android will be your core area of expertise were looking for someone with a curiosity and willingness to work across the wider mobile ecosystem.

Experience with or an openness to working with frameworks such as React Native and Flutter would be highly valued.

You dont need to be an expert in every framework
-were interested in developers who have strong engineering fundamentals can adapt to different technologies and enjoy learning new approaches to solving mobile challenges!

Key aspects of the role include:

• Technical Excellence & Delivery: Designing and delivering end-to-end features and small subsystems; optimising app performance accessibility and responsiveness; and being accountable for successful delivery of features.

• Communication & Stakeholder Management: Explaining technical trade-offs in plain language; and presenting demos confidently to clients and stakeholders to shape tactical direction.

• Leadership & Team Collaboration: Leading delivery of specific features or work streams; and mentoring junior colleagues in both craft and process.

• Culture & Community of Practice: Regularly mentoring others across the practice; and representing Waracle in interviews and recruitment panels.

• Participating in ad-hoc duties from time to time as required by management.

Research shows that underrepresented groups tend to only apply for roles that they believe they meet 100% of the criteria for. At Waracle we want to buck that trend! We hire for passion potential and mindset as much as credentials. If you think youd be incredible in the role then apply - even if you dont think you tick every box.

What youll bring:

• Core Language & Framework Expertise: Exceptional proficiency in Kotlin and Java backed by a deep understanding of the Android SDK core threading offline storage and performance tuning.

• Modern UI & Design Mastery: Hands-on experience building dynamic responsive user interfaces with Jetpack Compose coupled with a firm command of Googles Android Design Principles and interface guidelines.

• Architecture & Clean Code: Strong practical application of SOLID principles working comfortably within a modularised codebase and architecting robust solutions using MVVM/MVI alongside Android Architecture Components and Jetpack libraries.

• Ecosystem & Optimisation: Broad knowledge of the open-source Android landscape leveraging top-tier third-party libraries for common tasks benchmarking and fine-grained optimisation.

• Quality & Engineering Practices: Proven track record in writing reliable UI tests maintaining clean software development life cycles and working fluently with modern code versioning workflows like Git.

• Cross-Platform Knowledge: Direct experience or familiar exposure with cross-platform mobile frameworks such as Flutter or React Native.

What to expect from our hiring process

1. First Hello: An informal chat with your dedicated Talent Attraction Partner to talk about Waracle what you want out of your next move salary benefits and office hybrid working model.

2. Craft Showcase: A chance to demonstrate your real-world expertise. Depending on the role this will be a focused take-home task (capped at 23 hours to respect your time).

3. Talking Impact: A collaborative deep dive into how you solve problems work with others and raise the bar guided by our core values and competency framework.

Your Talent Attraction Partner will be in your corner through every step right up to your Welcome Ritual on day one.

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