Android Developer

Are you an Android Developer who wants to work with a scale up on a digital entertainment app which is at the forefront of the "new normal" way of socialising? Are you looking to work somewhere you're part of a team, who take pride in working together? Does working within a team who are straight forward, constantly challenge themselves and are constantly learning with a genuine love for what they’re creating appeal? **The Role.** We are WOLF, a fast-growing community-oriented messaging and gaming app for both Android and iOS. We’re currently growing and expanding the team and we need someone to join us and strengthen our Android Development team. You'll be joining an established team of Android Engineers, and your role will require you to collaborate alongside our team of Server and Client developers, Project Managers, Product Owners, Designers, QA and external beta testers. You'll be looking todevelop, improve and innovate on our Android app, writing clean, maintainable and extendable code. It goes without saying, we’re looking for someone with technical knowledge; you'll need to have experience in Android SDK Development using Android Studio in Kotlin and experience of using SCM tools (preferably git). If you know what you're doing with Android Architecture Components / MVVM pattern / Unit testing & TDD / Material Design/ Dependency injection,/ Code reviews and pair programming, well, that would be a huge bonus This role is well suited to someone whois a team player, really, we're not just saying that We want someone who can work collaboratively. Many of us work remotely, and this will be an option in this role, but that won't take away from your ability to liaise with your team to ensure things arerunning smoothly. **Responsibilities**: - Be part of our Android Development Team implementing new features and maintaining existing codebase. Develop, improve and innovate on our Android app, writing clean, maintainable and extendable code - Collaborate alongside Server and Client developers, Project Managers, Product Owners, Designers, QA and external beta testers - Provide insight to the technical and behavioural direction of the products **Required skills and experience**: - Be self-motivated, like to explore and organize your code - Have a solid background in Android SDK Development using Android Studio in Kotlin - Have working experience on SCM tools (preferably git) - Think like a team member, not a code-monkey **Bonus Points**: - Work with Android Architecture Components such as Room, LiveData, ViewModel, WorkManager, Compose, etc - Have understanding or experience of Coroutines and Flows - Use Dependency Injection with Dagger2 - Do Unit Testing, TDD and/or automated UI testing - Be familiar with Material Design guidelines - Be familiar with code reviews and pair programming - Fine tune third party SDK’s and libraries in a complex UX ecosystem **About Us.** WOLF’s mission is to bring the magic of real-world festivals to the online world - uniting people across the globe in discovery, entertainment and belonging. WOLF takes the magic of the festival experience, and brings it to your online social life - we unite people across the globe in fun, entertainment and belonging. WOLF was developed from its predecessor, Palringo, the first chat app to launch on the Apple App Store. The free app is a platform for creativity, having fun and connecting with people from across the globe. WOLF provides social freedom to people, in a virtual world; particularly relevant now at a time when we don’t have that luxury in our day-to-day lives. Festivals are a place where everyone can be their true self and it’s no different here at the World’s Online Festival. At WOLF, everyone is appreciated equally for being themselves. It’s even built into our Brand Values We’re creating a work environmentthat is truly representative of our diverse society, where every colleague feels respected and is able to give their best when at work. And when we have happy employees, we can then deliver the best experience to our users. WOLF offer a competitive salary and the following benefits: - 25 Days Annual Leave plus additional time off between Xmas and New Year - Additional days leave (up to a maximum 5 days) for every year worked after 2 years completed service - Competitive Pension - Perkbox - Childcare Vouchers - Cycle to Work Scheme - Flexible Working Patterns - Early Finish Friday