Mobile Engineer

About this role

You will develop and extend the reach of our highly-rated existing applications, discussing with the Mobile Tech Leads what is the best way of implementing the requirements defined by the business. This will include collaborating with product owners and design colleagues to deliver inspirational apps, and continue to optimise their performance post release, providing effective support in identifying pitfalls and the root cause/solution of any issue that may arise post release.

A key part of this role will be to develop and produce functional solutions in accordance to architecture design standards, code quality standards and environment configuration management. You will also build prototypes at tech scoping stage of projects and create and maintain a robust technical framework to support the apps. You will also be involved in designing and implementing reusable components to connect to our set of APIs; you will work closely with the Tech Leads in defining the best architectural approach to implement the set of components so that they will be ready to be reused across our range of apps and in any future new app.

Proven experience in developing engaging Native Android applications across different devices and stores Deep knowledge of the Android platform and SDK, Android Studio and additional tools e.g. Gradle, Genymotion, Espresso and memory management tools. Proficient in developing Android applications in Java with a reasonable understanding of Kotlin A familiarity with MVP as an architecture pattern A good understanding of Android design guidelines/best practices and the ability to engage with the creative team to deliver pragmatic solutions, balancing design, quality and velocity Proven experience with outside data sources and API’s (JSON, Rest AND XML) Flair for clean code, reusability, testability (TDD, SOLID) and readability OO design skills and ability to produce clean, maintainable, decoupled and testable code.

The Telegraph is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. The Telegraph is currently recruiting for a Mobile Engineer to join the Technology team. As Mobile Engineer you will work as part of a strong cross functional Agile team on The Telegraph phone and tablet apps, bringing them to the next level of innovation and usability and creating an engaging and satisfying experience for the end-user.