Android Engineer
Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Contract
Location: Bristol, UK
Compensation: GBP 450 - GBP 500 / day
Description
We're building the next UK-headquartered engineering powerhouse. There is a gulf between the needs of mission-focused organisations and the development and delivery of the critical technology they rely on. The consequences of this are felt acutely by underserved frontline operators, demanding a new breed of engineering enterprise to bridge this divide.
Rowden exists to meet this need. We design and build systems, infrastructure, and applications to deliver mission advantage to those working to protect the security of the UK and its allies. Rowden is setting a new standard in government technology provision: hyper-efficient engineering, better customer relationships, and rapid assimilation of commercial technology.
We're looking for a talented Contract Software Engineer to work for 6 months on an exciting Android development project aiming to deliver real value to one of our key customers. You'll join a diverse team of multi-disciplinary engineers at Rowden, with specialisms in machine learning, software, DevOps, systems, electronics, RF and hardware prototyping. You'll contribute to a hands-on engineering culture, sharing knowledge and lessons with the wider engineering team, and learn some new things yourself along the way.
Key areas of responsibility
* Working in all parts of the software development lifecycle (from software requirements, architecture, design, development, and software testing).
* Applying agreed standards and tools to achieve well-engineered outcomes.
* Supporting the development of test plans, cases and procedures to build evidence of a successfully developed solution.
Key skills, experience and behaviours
We are looking for someone who is passionate about technology and who actively invests in their technical skills and abilities. You will be constantly learning and developing in this role, but some key skills and experience you should already have include:
* Wide ranging experience developing for Android in Kotlin or Java.
* Some experience developing Python services targeted at Linux operating systems.
* Experience of software development in an agile environment.
* Experience creating clean, maintainable, low complexity, self-describing code.
* An understanding of software security principles and implementation.
* Significant experience working with the Git source control system.
* Knowledge of industry-wide technology trends and best practices.
About you:
The ideal candidate will have a strong balance of technical skills and experience, and the behavioural competencies that we believe are key to success in the role are as follows:
* Teamworking and collaboration - you'll work closely with other developers and engineers as part of a cross functional team. The ability to communicate well, share knowledge and challenge constructively is an essential skill for the role.
* Adaptability, resilience and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
* Ability (and desire) to learn - our industry changes rapidly, and you should be comfortable with regularly learning new technologies, programming languages, and platforms. Lack of experience in any technology should not be a barrier to your involvement in a project that uses it.
Working at Rowden
We are committed to building a flexible, inclusive, and enabling company. Our aim is to create a diverse team of talented people with unique skills, experience, and backgrounds, so please apply and come as you are!
We also recognise the importance of flexible working and support this wherever we can. We typically operate a flexible, hybrid-working model, with an average 3 days in the office each week (dependent on the role). We welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility, part-time working requirements and/or workplace adjustments with all our applicants.
Rowden is a Disability Confident Committed company, and we actively encourage people with disabilities and health conditions to apply for our roles. Please let us know your requirements early on so that we can make sure you have everything you need up front to help make the recruitment process and experience as easy as possible.
Finally, if you feel that you don't meet all the criteria included above but have transferable skills and relevant experience, we'd still love to hear from you!
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