Android Developer

We are seeking a Midweight Android Developer to join our UK team at Lush Global Digital. As an Android Developer, you will design, build, and maintain scalable Android applications with a global reach. You will collaborate across development and design teams, apply TDD practices, fix and modernise existing software, and share your expertise through mentoring and documentation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and build mission-critical Android applications with a global reach
• Coach and skillshare with junior developers
• Collaborate with other teams across the business and work with all development teams to create end-to-end products
• Fix bugs in existing software and improve using the latest technologies
• Unit test code with a TDD approach and work with QAs to create test suites
• Document software and processes, and share your knowledge with others
• Support deployment of internally and externally facing applications and provide post-deployment support
• Support the open-sourcing and documentation of technologies to enable other developers to adopt our freely-distributed code
• Work closely with the UI design team to execute the design as closely as possible, staying within the design guidelines of the brand

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise:

• Core Android Expertise: Deep hands-on experience with the Android SDK, application lifecycle, and core OS integration.
• Modern Languages & Tools: Proficiency in Kotlin and Java, alongside version control using Git and Git-flow.
• App Deployment & Management: Practical experience deploying and managing apps via tools like Google Play Console and Scalefusion (MDM).
• Networking & APIs: Proven ability to build and integrate RESTful JSON APIs using standard Android networking libraries.
• CI/CD & DevOps: Experience setting up or working with CI pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, Bitrise, Jenkins).
• Agile Mindset & Delivery: Experience working in agile software teams and a track record of delivering under pressure during major public events or campaign launches.

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 6 months of full pay for parental leave (primary caregiver must qualify for SMP)
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Bonus scheme
• Day off for weekday birthdays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 50% discount on Lush products and spa treatments
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted rail and bus season tickets
• Employee assistance programme
• Wellbeing & mindfulness sessions
• Access to employee-led Community Networks