Android Engineer

Takeaway Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global online food delivery platform is seeking an Android Engineer to enhance the purchase experience. You will design and develop high-quality software solutions while collaborating with teams to define product features. The role requires strong Kotlin skills and experience in Android architecture. This position offers a dynamic and inclusive work environment, prioritizing innovation and diversity among employees.

Qualifications

• Strong development experience using Kotlin, including integration and unit testing.
• Strong understanding of Android architecture and proven experience with best practices.
• Proficiency in building user interfaces with Jetpack Compose.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to define new product features and deliver high-quality software.
• Take ownership of components and manage timelines effectively.
• Communicate progress and contribute to the growth of the Android guild.

Skills

Kotlin development

Android architecture (multi-modules, Dependency Injection, MVVM)

User interfaces with Jetpack Compose

Integrating with server-side APIs

CI/CD pipelines

Software components development

Code design and readability

Experimentation and A/B testing

Excellent communication & collaboration skills

Job description

Ready for a challenge?

Then Just Eat Takeaway.com might be the place for you. We’re a leading global online food delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience.

Whether it’s a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe.

About this role

Just Eat Takeaway.com is looking to hire an Android Engineer for our Manage Purchase team who are responsible for the basket and checkout capabilities of our platform. In this role, you’ll be a key player in a critical part of the order journey. You\'ll design, develop and operate scalable, high-quality software solutions that enhance the customer experience on a global scale. Your work will help guide customers throughout the purchase experience to ensure they are completing their order with confidence. In our organisation ownership is one of our core engineering principles - we write it and we own it.

These are some of the key components to the role:

• Product Definition: Collaborate with engineering teams and Product Managers in workshops to contribute significantly to defining new product features.
• Technical Ownership: Consistently deliver high-quality software that meets team best practices and expectations.
• Project Management: Take complete ownership of components you develop, managing timelines and transparently communicating progress towards wider team and organizational goals.
• Cross-Functional Communication: Share your progress and ideas with your team, and contribute to the growth of the Android guild by sharing new development practices, patterns, and standards.
• Take responsibility for supporting your changes all the way through to proving that they work well – and continue to work well – in production.

What will you bring to the team?

We\'re looking for a collaborative, proactive, flexible, and detail-oriented individual with a passion for innovation. Your technical toolkit should include:

• Strong development experience using Kotlin, including integration and unit testing.
• Strong understanding and experience with Android architecture (multi-modules, Dependency Injection, MVVM).
• Proficiency in building user interfaces with Jetpack Compose.
• Proven experience integrating with server-side APIs within a Microservices architecture.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• A solid understanding of developing software using isolated and reusable components.
• A keen eye for code design, prioritising efficiency and readability.
• Knowledge and experience with experimentation and A/B testing.
• Able to work independently, taking responsibility for the technical delivery of key technical initiatives within a given workstream.
• Excellent communication & collaboration skills (we’re advocates of inner-sourced software development at JET!).

At JET, this is on the menu:

Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best-known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment.

Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth and about celebrating every aspect of our JETers. Thanks to them we stay one step ahead of the competition.

Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging

No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat Takeaway.com. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colourful selves to work every day.

What else is cooking?

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