Android Native Developer

Job Title - Android Native Developer

About the Role

We are seeking a proactive and skilled Android Native Developer to join our mobile-app development team. The successful candidate will design develop and maintain native Android applications that deliver excellent user experience robust performance and seamless integration with backend services. You will work closely with product UX/UI backend and QA teams to bring innovative mobile solutions to life.

Key Responsibilities

Design build and maintain native Android applications using Java and/or Kotlin adhering to Android SDK best practices.

Architect and implement features using modern mobile-app patterns (e.g. MVVM Clean Architecture) Jetpack components Android Studio and Gradle build system.

Integrate Android apps with RESTful APIs third-party SDKs/libraries (JSON XML) and ensure efficient data flow and error handling.

Collaborate with UX/UI designers to translate wireframes and prototypes into high-quality user interfaces; ensure app functionality aligns with product vision and design guidelines.

Optimize the performance of the application: memory usage battery efficiency responsiveness across devices and Android OS versions.

Write and maintain unit tests UI tests (e.g. JUnit Espresso) participate in code reviews ensure code quality maintain version control (Git) and follow agile development practices.

Participate in the full app lifecycle: from requirement gathering and design to development release to Google Play monitoring maintenance and updates.

Stay updated with new Android frameworks technologies (e.g. Kotlin Coroutines Jetpack Compose) device capabilities Android OS changes and propose improvements to the mobile architecture or tooling.

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).

Minimum 35 years experience in native Android app development in Java and/or Kotlin.

Strong proficiency with Android SDK Android Studio build tools such as Gradle and full understanding of the mobile app development lifecycle.

Familiarity with modern Android architecture patterns (MVVM Clean Architecture) and experience using Jetpack components (LiveData ViewModel Room) is preferred.

Experience integrating apps with backend services: RESTful APIs JSON/XML data third-party libraries.

Knowledge of version control (Git) testing frameworks mobile performance optimisation and familiarity with CI/CD is advantageous.

Solid debugging and problem-solving skills; ability to work in a collaborative team and communicate effectively.

Fluency in English (written and spoken); Arabic language skills are a strong plus.

Key Competencies & Behaviours

User-centric: understands mobile user behaviour platform guidelines and prioritises delivering intuitive high-quality mobile experiences.

Detail-oriented: writes clean maintainable modular code and ensures consistency in architecture and codebase.

Collaborative and communicative: works well across mobile product design and backend teams and participates actively in discussions and reviews.

Adaptable and curious: embraces new technologies mobile trends and is keen to learn and apply new techniques or best practices.

Results-driven and disciplined: able to manage deadlines deliver features with quality monitor performance and iterate based on feedback.

What We Offer

Competitive salary and benefits aligned with UAE market and experience.

Opportunity to build impactful native Android applications work with end-to-end mobile development and collaborate with high-performing teams.

Exposure to modern mobile architecture growth opportunities and continuous learning in a dynamic software development environment.

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