Senior Mobile App Developer (Kotlin)

Description

The company is a fast-growing technology firm that works with clients in both the public and private sectors, and its mobile practice is expanding.

You would join a growing mobile development team on consulting projects that vary widely in scope.

Mobile-first delivery is becoming central to client work, and the team is using Kotlin Multiplatform to widen reach and cut duplicated effort.

The company's services span application development, cloud migration, program delivery and service operations.

Founded in the UK after the acquisition of Hunter Macdonald in 2017, the company now employs over 7400 people with offices in the UK, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Holland and Vietnam.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain high-quality Android apps in Kotlin, applying sound practices and architecture patterns.
• Set up, run and maintain Firebase services.
• Create and upkeep cross-platform code with Kotlin Multiplatform, reusing as much code as possible across platforms.
• Improve existing mobile solutions by finding weaknesses and putting technical fixes in place.
• Work with product managers, designers and backend developers to turn requirements into mobile solutions that scale.
• Write clean, maintainable code, backed by thorough testing and documentation.
• Review colleagues' code and help refine how the team works.
• Advise clients on mobile best practices and, where relevant, GDS service standards.
• Diagnose and fix technical faults, and improve app speed and user experience.
• Help shape architectural decisions and assess new technologies.

Requirements

• Essential:
• Proven experience shipping production Android apps written in Kotlin.
• Practical experience building with Kotlin Multiplatform.
• Practical experience with Google Firebase.
• Experience improving and tuning existing mobile solutions.
• A solid grasp of mobile development principles and UI/UX considerations.
• Desirable:
• Knowledge of the GDS Service Standard and government digital services.
• Experience in consultancy or working directly with clients.

Conditions

Hybrid working, with some flexibility in when and where you work.

The company guarantees interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria, but applicants must opt in to this scheme.

Benefits

• 25 days of holiday.
• Private medical healthcare through Vitality.
• Pension contribution and life assurance.
• Support for professional certifications as part of learning and development.
• Discounts at restaurants, supermarkets, travel providers, leisure venues and health and wellbeing services.
• Access to employee resource groups where colleagues from different backgrounds can connect, learn and support each other.