Android Developer

Our client is seeking two Android Developers for a payments app project in the Canadian market. This is a remote contract opportunity starting mid-March and ending in January 2026 with possible extension.

Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

This role requires strong Kotlin (and Java) proficiency as Kotlin has become the primary language for Android development. Understanding of Java is still important for this role for legacy codebases and libraries.

Qualifications:

• 3-7+ years experience as an Android developer with strong Kotlin and Java proficiency and mastery of fundamental Android components (Activities, Fragments, Services, etc.).
• Familiar with Android Framework and Jetpack Components, including Jetpack libraries (LiveData, ViewModel, Room, WorkManager, etc.) and Jetpack Compose
• Modern declarative UI toolkit for building native Android interfaces.
• Knowledge of Compose’s state management and layout principles.
• Architecture Patterns - MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture, or similar patterns.
• Separation of concerns to improve maintainability and testability.
• Asynchronous Programming, Coroutines and Flow for concurrency and reactive programming.
• Understanding of threading and performance considerations.
• Dependency Injection
• Popular frameworks such as Dagger/Hilt or Koin.
• Helps manage complex object graphs and increase testability.
• Testing and Quality Assurance - Unit testing (JUnit, Mockito), UI testing (Espresso), snapshot testing, etc.
• Test-driven development (TDD) and continuous integration strategies.
• Version Control and Collaboration
• Proficient with Git (branching, merging, pull requests).
• Familiarity with platforms like GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.
• Performance Optimization
• Profiling and memory leak detection (Android Profiler, LeakCanary, etc.).
• Understanding of efficient resource usage (battery, data, CPU).
• Networking and Data Handling
• APIs, REST/GraphQL, Retrofit/OkHttp, JSON parsing.
• Knowledge of offline storage and caching strategies.
• Build and Deployment
• Gradle configuration and build optimization.
• Publishing apps to the Google Play Store, managing release channels.
• UI/UX Best Practices and responsive layouts for multiple screen sizes.
• Material Design guidelines, accessibility, and localization.
• Security and Data Privacy: understanding of encryption, secure storage, and user data protection.
• Safe handling of permissions and compliance with regulations (GDPR, etc.).
• Analytics and Monitoring - Integrating analytics platforms (Firebase Analytics, Google Analytics).
• Crash reporting and debugging (Crashlytics, Firebase Crashlytics).
• Communication, teamwork, and adaptability in agile environments.