Android Developer

About the role

This is a hybrid role; remote working and some onsite presence in our Central Leeds offices, approximately twice a quarter.

This role is a 12 month fixed term contract.

• Design and code innovative and engaging digital mobile experiences to support corporate sales targets, KPIs and other business requirements, from taking an initial brief through to final implementation of the app.
• Code engaging user interfaces using native technologies to improve customer experience.
• Build and deploy mobile applications to accommodate all changes required by the business.
• Provide best practice advice on native pattern & development into the user-led design workshops and end to end journeys.
• Liaise with the business to identify, specify and document development requirements.
• Help define the software architecture of new features for existing apps and future apps.
• Create effective information architecture models; defining the relationship between the mobile app navigation, device functionality and services the app integrates with, ensuring that this matches customer journeys to drive agreed digital outcome.

About you

• Good understanding of the Android platform with a good proficiency in Kotlin.
• Past experience of releasing a mobile app to Google Play.
• Have a quality‑led development focus, utilising version control, unit testing, UI testing and CI/CD. Ideally Git, Espresso, CircleCI.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs to connect to mobile applications to back‑end services.
• Understanding of architectural patterns such as MVVM and clean architecture.

About our Benefits

• Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
• Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals we’re all rewarded with an on‑target bonus of 7% of eligible pay, with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%.
• Pension. We contribute up to 11% into your YBS pension.
• Healthcare. You’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.
• My Benefits. You’ll have access to our self‑service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.

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