android developer for mobile products

Waracle is a digital technology consultancy that helps ambitious clients solve business and customer challenges through intelligent digital products, services, and business-critical IT transformation projects.

• Design and deliver end-to-end features and small subsystems;
• Optimise app performance, accessibility, and responsiveness;
• Take accountability for successful feature delivery;
• Explain technical trade-offs in plain language;
• Present demos to clients and stakeholders to shape tactical direction;
• Lead delivery of specific features or workstreams;
• Mentor junior colleagues in craft and process;
• Mentor others across the practice;
• Represent Waracle in interviews and recruitment panels;
• Participate in ad-hoc duties as required by management.

• Exceptional proficiency in Kotlin and Java;
• Deep understanding of the Android SDK, core threading, offline storage, and performance tuning;
• Hands-on experience building dynamic, responsive user interfaces with Jetpack Compose;
• Strong command of Google’s Android Design Principles and interface guidelines;
• Practical application of SOLID principles;
• Experience working within a modularised codebase;
• Ability to architect robust solutions using MVVM/MVI, Android Architecture Components, and Jetpack libraries;
• Broad knowledge of the open-source Android landscape;
• Experience with benchmarking and fine-grained optimisation;
• Proven track record of writing reliable UI tests;
• Experience maintaining clean software development lifecycles;
• Fluency with Git and modern code versioning workflows;
• Direct experience or familiarity with Flutter or React Native.

• Hybrid working with 2 days per week in the London office or on client site;
• 27 Days of annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, totaling 35 days;
• Company-matched 5% pension contribution;
• Death in Service benefit of 2 x annual salary;
• Medicash Health Cash Plans;
• Employee Assistance Programme;
• Group Sickness Cover;
• Home office setup budget;
• Access to Udemy Business and a dedicated learning and development budget;
• Cycle to Work Scheme;
• Gym and retail discounts;
• Enhanced parental leave policies, including fertility journey support;
• Regular team meet-ups and monthly lunch in the office;
• Spirit of Waracle charitable initiative;
• A focused take-home task capped at 2–3 hours or a practical presentation may be part of the hiring process.