Android Engineer
A little bit about us…
Pion produces award-winning technology for the biggest retailers on the planet, connecting them with the youth market. We’re constantly innovating to offer new solutions that satisfy our consumers, drive ROI for our clients, and create an empowering workplace for our employees.
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About the role.
As a result of our incredible success and growth, we are looking for a Android Engineer to join our Engineering team! You'll be working as part of a fully cross-functional squad, focused on delivering top quality features for our Android application, and communicating and engaging with stakeholders within the team across Product and Design in particular.
Responsibilities include
- Contribute to the design, development, and delivery of new features for our Android application.
- Maintain and enhance the existing codebase, ensuring reliability, performance, and scalability.
- Collaborate within a cross-functional squad, participating fully in Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and refinements.
- Work within a quarterly OKR cycle aligned to the company’s yearly strategy, adapting focus as priorities evolve.
- Partner with product managers, designers, and other engineers to build high-quality, user-focused solutions.
Requirements
A little bit about you.
We’d really like to hear from you, if you have
- A positive, collaborative mindset with strong problem-solving skills.
- Expertise in Jetpack Compose and solid experience with Jetpack Navigation (deep links, multiple graphs).
- Strong understanding of Clean Architecture and MVVM, with practical experience applying both.
- Proficiency in Kotlin Coroutines, Flow, and core Jetpack libraries (ViewModel, StateFlow, DataStore), plus experience with Hilt for dependency injection.
- Solid experience in unit testing (MockK) and comfortable working with Gradle and version catalogs.
- We want someone who has a passion for what they do, and the confidence to voice their opinion on what works and what doesn't when they have the opportunity!
Benefits
Life at Pion.
Let’s take a look at a few things that make Pion an amazing place to work…
Competitive salary.
30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
Accredited 'Great Place To Work’ company in three categories.
Commitment to personal development and career growth, coaching workshops and progression plans.
Remote-first working environment. This means you’re not obligated to come into the office, you can choose the environment you think you excel best in.
Flexible working hours.
Focus on welfare. We offer a monthly wellness allowance, gym memberships, access to mental health first aiders, a health cash plan and more.
Access to incredible partnership discounts for the biggest brands in the world. Think Google, Apple, GymShark, Domino's, Uber and loads more!
£200 work from home set up allowance to put towards your at-home working space.
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