Senior Android Engineer

We are looking for a highly talented Senior Android Engineer to join the team in Riyadh. If you are looking for a place where you can gain hands-on experience and create a direct impact, then this may be the place for you! An ideal candidate will have a track record as a significant individual contributor as well as a strong team player.

You will be working on:

• Keep abreast of the latest software development methodologies in order to be able to provide best-in-class software solutions
• Analyze product requirements in order to understand engineering requirements, evaluate the technical feasibility, estimate efforts, and provide the required solutions in collaboration with the Product Team
• Assist in building development components and managing the programming of the different solution components in order to transform the requirements into actual working software accurately
• Document all coding steps in order to ensure comprehensibility and facilitate future modifications and maintenance
• Responsible for writing unit, integration, and UI / Snapshot testing.
• Investigate and resolve issues and bugs through patches and other means
• Collaborate with other colleagues in order to assist each other in code reviews and deliver code review reports accordingly
• Perform functional and module testing in order to ensure the functionality of delivered solutions
• Monitor evaluate and report on product development and recommend improvements where necessary
• Assist in user trials and acceptance testing

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in developing software, with practical knowledge of design patterns and algorithms, ideally with Kotlin as a primary development language, but Java would suffice too.
• You are open-minded about technologies but particularly skilled in native Android development.
• Hands-on experience writing high-quality, testable code, also proficiency with modern mobile architectures.
• In-depth knowledge of Android lifecycle for fragments, activities, and practical experience with Agile methodologies (SCRUM or Kanban would do).
• Engineering excellence - a proven track record of substantially impacting the development of complex non-trivial systems. Open-source contributions and technical publications are very much welcome!
• Execution - “getting things done” mentality. Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time, with high prioritization skills and experience with versioning tools (Git).
• You are experienced and on track with Modern Android Development approaches skillsets and practices. We are looking for practical knowledge of ViewModel, LiveData, Paging, Navigation, SafeArgs, Retrofit2, RxJava2, Dagger2 (multi-module applications).
• Understanding of Modular App Architecture.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipeline.
• Ability to write new modules using maintainable architecture.

Nice-to-Have skills:

• A passion for elegant designs and experience with Flutter is a strong plus.
• Knowledge of Firebase, Google Maps API, Fastlane scripting, and Checkout.com SDK.