Our client is seeking a Lead Android Developer to join their team for a freelance B2B contract that is expected to last for an initial 4-month period, with an expected extension of 6+ years. This position is 3 days on-site in London and 2 days remote.
Project details:
* Position: Lead Android Developer
* Contract Length: Initial 4 month period
* Start date: ASAP
* Location: Hybrid in London, 3 days per week and 2 days remote
* Languages: English Speaking
Skills and Responsibilities:
* Experience mentoring junior developers and leading mobile teams.
* Hands-on Android development experience.
* Strong in Java, Kotlin and Android SDK
* Experience in Jetpack Compose and RxJava.
* Proficient in Android Studio, Gradle modularisation, and multi-flavour builds.
* Deep understanding of architectural patterns like MVVM, Clean Architecture.
* Familiar with Analytics platforms like Firebase, Adobe Analytics. Experienced in UI/UX implementation using Jetpack Compose and/or traditional XML-based layouts.
* Strong knowledge of asynchronous programming using Jetpack compose, RxJava, Flow or Coroutines.
* Strong experience in integrating and securing GraphQL/RESTful APIs.
* Proficient in unit testing, instrumentation testing, and frameworks like Junit, Mockito, Espresso.
* Familiarity with Google Play Console, app signing, release pipeline, crash analytics, and A/B testing.
* Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline tools (like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bitrise, or CircleCI), automated testing, and deployment strategies.
* Experience with version control (GitHub) pull requests, branching strategies, and other DevOps practices.
If this interests you, please send me an up-to-date CV, and we can discuss the role in more detail. Otherwise, what are you looking for? If you know someone who might be interested, please forward this advert their way.