Software Engineer II - Android

We are looking for a highly talented Software Engineer II - Android to join the team in Riyadh. If you are looking for a place where you can gain hands-on experience and create a direct impact, then this may be the place for you! An ideal candidate will have a track record as a significant individual contributor as well as a strong team player.

You will be working on:

• Keeping abreast of the latest software development methodologies in order to provide best-in-class software solutions
• Analyzing product requirements to understand engineering requirements, evaluate technical feasibility, estimate efforts, and provide required solutions in collaboration with the Product Team
• Assisting in building development components and managing the programming of different solution components to transform the requirements into actual working software accurately
• Documenting all coding steps to ensure comprehensibility and facilitate future modifications and maintenance
• Writing unit, integration, and UI/Snapshot tests
• Investigating and resolving issues and bugs through patches and other means
• Collaborating with colleagues for code reviews and delivering code review reports accordingly
• Performing functional and module testing to ensure the functionality of delivered solutions
• Monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on product development and recommending improvements where necessary
• Assisting in user trials and acceptance testing

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in developing software, with practical knowledge of design patterns and algorithms, ideally with Kotlin or Swift as a primary development language, but Java would suffice too
• Experience with Flutter is preferred
• Open-minded about technologies but particularly skilled in native Android development
• Hands-on experience writing high-quality, testable code, with proficiency in modern mobile architectures
• In-depth knowledge of the mobile engineering lifecycle for fragments, activities, and practical experience with Agile methodologies (SCRUM or Kanban)
• Engineering excellence - a proven track record of impacting the development of complex non-trivial systems. Open-source contributions and technical publications are welcome!
• Execution - a “getting things done” mentality with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and high prioritization skills. Experience with versioning tools (Git) is essential
• Experienced and current with Modern Android Development approaches skill sets and practices, with practical knowledge of ViewModel, LiveData, Paging, Navigation, SafeArgs, Retrofit2, RxJava2, Dagger2 (multi-module applications)
• Understanding of Modular App Architecture
• Understanding of CI/CD pipeline

Nice-to-Have skills:

• Knowledge of Firebase, Google Maps API, Fastlane scripting, and Checkout.com SDK