Senior Android Engineer

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About the client

This company is a global leader in the hospitality and dining technology space, dedicated to empowering top restaurants and shaping the future of guest experiences. As part of a well-established global financial group, it combines the agility and innovation of a startup environment with the resources, stability, and career growth opportunities of a Fortune 100 enterprise. The organization values collaboration, diversity, and continuous professional development.

About the role

We’re seeking a highly experienced Senior Android Engineer to join a talented and collaborative mobile team focused on delivering exceptional user experiences in a consumer-facing app. You’ll work closely with designers, product owners, and other engineers to design, build, and enhance mobile features, ensuring high-quality, maintainable, and scalable code. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment and enjoys shaping both technology and culture.

Responsibilities

• Work with designers, product owners, QA, and engineers to develop and improve app features.

• Design, estimate, and build new functionalities for the Android platform.

• Translate product requirements into actionable engineering tasks.

• Produce high-quality, well-documented, and well-tested code.

• Proactively find and fix bugs, and perform performance optimization.

• Collaborate with product managers and designers to deliver intuitive and polished UI/UX.

• Review pull requests and support teammates when they’re blocked.

• Contribute to the broader engineering culture by suggesting tools, ideas, and improvements.

Must have skills

• 7+ years of software development experience.

• 4+ years of Android development experience.

• Proficiency in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Coroutines.

• Strong understanding of MVVM architecture.

• Experience with Gradle, Firebase, and REST APIs.

• Proven ability to deliver high-quality, maintainable, and well-documented code.

• Experience collaborating with designers and product managers.

• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility for delivered work.

Nice to have skills

• Experience with Swift for iOS development.

• Familiarity with Postman, Figma, GitHub Actions, Room, Jira, or Confluence.

• Exposure to AWS, Python, or GraphQL within broader engineering ecosystems.

• Interest in contributing to open-source projects.

Conditions

• This is a remote position open to candidates based in Canada or the United Kingdom. It has an 8-hour overlap with the UTC-4 timezone.

• Contractor role – 12-month contract, renewable.

• Full-time dedication (40 hours/week).

• BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)

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