Blinkist is hiring a
Senior Android Developer in Germany, United Kingdom

Summary

The job is for a Senior Android Engineer at Blinkist, a company that provides summaries of books and podcasts. The role involves contributing to the development of the award-winning Blinkist Android application, working with cross-functional teams, and improving skills towards becoming a Principal engineer.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in Android app development in production applications
• Proficiency in Kotlin and experience with Coroutines
• Familiarity with dependency injection (Dagger)
• Familiarity with testing (Espresso, JUnit)
• Knowledge of Android UI/UX design principles and ability to create intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces
• Ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous delivery tools. Great if you’ve worked with Github Actions
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex issues
• Ability to work independently and in a cross functional team setup
• Experience fostering a culture where test code is treated with the same care and rigor as production code
• Experience exploring and evaluating various testing methodologies to optimize our testing strategy, including UI and unit testing
• It’s a plus if you have exposure to testing with Maestro

Responsibilities

• Work day to day in a cross-functional alongside product and design in iterative planning, implementation, and improvement and be a key sparring partner for them
• Find pragmatic solutions for the requirements of our customers and shape the product from day 1
• Work with QA to ensure the high quality of the Android app through testing and bug fixing
• Implement new features and improvements to existing features, which directly impact the user experience of the app
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of the app and its architecture
• Participate in planning and retrospectives to ensure effective communication and collaboration within the team

Benefits

• Competitive incentive plan in addition to salary
• Employee Stock Option Plan
• Flexible approach to work
• Monthly work from home or transport reimbursement
• One time work from home office set up budget
• Unlimited access to the Go1 Learning Hub, and mentorship program
• Professional development fund
• Volunteer leave to give back to the community
• 30 PTO days + Wellbeing days + Learning Days
• Flexible public holidays - take the days off that are important to you, swap out the ones that are not
• Family planning & parental leave, plus support for parents returning to work
• Wellness initiatives and an Employee Assistance Program