Senior Android Engineer

Holland & Barrett

3mo ago

Applications are closed

Job
Full-time
Senior Level
Software Engineering
London

Requirements

Solid 6-7+ years experience with Android SDK, IDE, Jetpack Libraries, and other popular third-party libraries.
Solid Kotlin Programming experience.
Experience of the full software development cycle, from design to support.
Build solutions using MVVM and a dependency injection framework like Dagger, Koin, etc.
Apply best practices for automation testing and always write testable code.
As comfortable spearheading initiatives alone as working with a larger team.
Desire to learn, grow and bring new ideas into the team
Able to communicate with non-technical stakeholders
Nice to have:
Knowledge of Multi-Platform frameworks like KMM, Flutter etc.
Knowledge of Java service development using Spring Boot
Able to debug software issues through the app and service stacks
Experience of Docker, AWS and Gitlab CI, or similar tools
We welcome any other diverse experiences that can be applied in our wider team!

Responsibilities

One of the largest parts of the business we are looking to grow and change our technical capability in are our Stores. We are looking at the future of shopping in a post-Covid time and we are now integrating Handheld Terminals in all our stores. These are the enabler for us to modernise our store processes and we have developed a suite of apps which will allow customers to check to see if an item is in stock here or nearby, provide personalised product recommendations and simplify the colleague experiences around stock management and pricing. The role is for someone who is a native Android Developer, with great experience in latest Android SDK and passion for mobile technologies. We are full stack engineering team, developing our Android apps as well as the services needed to support our use cases if they do not already exist

FAQs

What are some key responsibilities of the Senior Android Engineer role?

Key responsibilities of the Senior Android Engineer role include building and enhancing Android applications for retail experiences, driving speed and convenience in service delivery, personalizing brand and product propositions, leveraging cloud technology, and embracing automation and testing in software development processes.

What technologies and methodologies are preferred for this role?

This role prefers candidates with experience in cloud technologies, a preference for building solutions over buying generic ones, and a strong focus on automation and testing in software development, infrastructure, and data processes.

What does a typical day look like for a Senior Android Engineer?

A typical day for a Senior Android Engineer involves facing different challenges, working with a fun and passionate team, embracing change, driving speed in all projects, and continuously striving to succeed and surpass expectations.

Holland & Barrett

Making health and wellness a way of life for everyone.

Science & Healthcare

Industry

5001-10,000

Employees

1870

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Holland & Barrett is a leading wellness retailer and one of the largest in Europe. We make health and wellness a way of life for everyone, with a leading range of own brand, innovative vitamins, supplements, specialist food, sports nutrition and ethical beauty brands. Established in 1870, Holland & Barrett has been trusted for wellness for over 150 years and has an omnichannel retail presence of more than 1000 stores across 18 countries worldwide, including over 800 in the UK and Ireland**Holland & Barrett’s colleagues are “qualified to advise” with in depth training in nutrition and supplements to give accessible personalised advice to customers on their individual needs. We’re passionate about helping every colleague thrive across all dimensions of wellbeing, and we’re committed to having a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with our EPIC values (Expertise, Pioneering, Inclusive, Caring), we embrace and actively celebrate all our colleagues unique and varying experiences, backgrounds, identities and cultures - I am me, we are H&B.