Android Developer
Permanent
Location: Edinburgh (typically 2 days in the office per week, 3 from home)
Salary: A competitive salary from £46,000 - £69,000 depending on the experience you can bring
Closing date: 14th November 2024
At Aegon, we are united through a single, clear purpose: Helping people live their best lives.
We are now looking for an Android engineer to join us where you will be helping us build a market leading Android app. Working with others to build, test and run the application and associated pipelines, you will have experience of building Android applications and be ready to use your experience to rapidly develop and iterate our app.
Working closely with our Lead Engineer and broader product team, you will contribute with assessment of viability, and feasibility of product features and own the development of specific product features in the Android environment. You will be responsible for the testing of the application as we build automated test pipelines into the technology stack.
In addition to the day-to-day feature development requirements, you will:
* Follow industry standard mobile architecture patterns in all development activities.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, design solutions, and ensure timely delivery of projects.
* Implement and maintain a strong testing framework to ensure the reliability and quality of developed mobile applications.
* Own the end-to-end development lifecycle of the mobile application which includes build, test, package and deploy.
* Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, collaborating with team members to find optimal solutions.
* Participate in the agile development process, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
* Experience in Android development.
* Extensive knowledge and experience in Kotlin with best practices. Experience in Java is beneficial, however primary skill should be Kotlin.
* Proficiency in integrating third-party APIs and understanding networking concepts, including RESTful services and handling JSON/XML.
* Knowledge and experience of different testing phases in Android applications which includes unit testing, end-to-end testing and visual regression testing.
* Ability to find performance bottlenecks and implement optimisations.
* Deep understanding and experience working with Android SDK.
* Experience in implementing UI for different Android screen sizes.
What's in it for you?
* A non-contributory pension between 8%-12%
* A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance
* 34 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)
We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our employees live their best lives.
This is a big job. It's a challenging job. It's crucial to our future success. If you're up for the challenge, hit the Apply button.
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