Senior Android Engineer

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the technical work, tools, and process relevant to our Android app
• Manage and drive app releases, thus minimizing the risk for degrading user experience
• Build up outstanding user experience through Jetpack Compose
• Become the guardian of our Kotlin code base, enforce and maintain best practices
• Make technical decisions based on production, performance and user experience metrics and data
• Enable experimentation through A/B testing
• Support Designer with defining and implementing a brand new Design Language System
• Support Product Managers, Designers and fellow engineers in discovery activities
• Negotiate and align API contracts with backend engineers
• Evolve the current MVI application architecture in line with our technical vision
• Vigorously manage tech debt and constantly improve the maintainability of the Android app
• Champion regression prevention, code coverage and automated testing
• Enable business, product and technical decision making based on data
• Help less experienced engineers grow
• Assist in app discovery activities

This way you will help the squad achieve its short term goals, some of which are related to

• Optimizing the price visualization
• Improving the user experience in crucial areas, such as sales
• Maximizing marketing acquisition
• Eliminating massive tech debt in the Android app

You will bring…

• Obsession towards improving user experience based on production data and user feedback
• Passion for software engineering and technical excellence
• The culture of experimentation, e.g. A/B testing
• Ability to groom (split, break down, and size) complex work
• Knowledge and experience with Clean Architecture and MVI
• Strong expertise with Android application programming in Kotlin
• Concurrent programming with Kotlin and coroutines
• Experience with consuming GraphQL API
• Adept at picking up and implementing the necessary automated tests to maximize coverage and reduce risk (unit tests, instrumented tests, Appium end-to-end tests)
• Proven track record with Jetpack Compose for building engaging user experiences
• Good grasp of Material Design and the Android design guidelines
• Understanding of Android app life cycle, performance and optimization
• Outstanding LEAN and Agile culture
• Applied understanding of key delivery success metrics

And you are…

• Obsessed with providing the best user experience
• Delivering high quality work on time and commitment
• Always seeking for ways to learn and grow
• Able to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences
• A great team player with proven track record within cross functional product teams

WHY YOU’LL LOVE US

• All employees benefits for free (our famous games room, daily breakfast, fruits, coffee and other hot drinks, soft drinks and juices, company days out and parties…)
• Open-door management policy
• Full Medical insurance
• Accommodation and Transportation Allowance
• Friendly environment that values innovation and efficiency
• Exciting opportunities for career growth and talent development
• Feedback encouragement
• Recognition and reward programs
• Competitive salaries
• Friendly environment
• Flexible and Comfortable schedule
• Fun committees
• Monetary rewards
• Fun, smart and creative people
• Career possibilities with growing team
• Paid vacations
• Social benefits

For more information about Nile Bits, please visit our website:

https://www.nilebits.com

If you are an experienced Android engineer who can own the technical work related to maintaining and further evolving our company Android app, then this journey may be a good fit for you. You will be doing hands-on engineering work. You will also be responsible for driving and managing the technical collaboration, application architecture and tech debt for our Android app. You will be part of a creative and collaborative process where we work together to experiment and innovate.

Originally posted on Himalayas