Android Engineer (m/f/d)

Job description

As Android Engineer at idealo, you drive the evolution of our award-winning e-commerce app. We enable millions of users to make price comparisons and good buying decisions on their mobile phones. We are a fully integrated and autonomous team that balances using proven technologies with cutting-edge experimentation, delivering best-in-class user experiences and impact on idealo’s mission. We own our code and decide on the technical direction of our products. And we need strong support to grow further.

Are you passionate about this challenge? If yes, we’re looking forward to getting to know you.

About your new role

• At idealo you are part of a team of highly motivated Android developers who strive for excellence in product and software development.
• You work closely with product owners, user experience designers, data analysts, the QA and an engineering team for our backend for frontend (BFF).
• We work as an agile team where you will be involved in product development from ideation to operating a product at scale.
• You’re routinely working with modern technologies and practices on a high quality Kotlin codebase, allowing us to innovate fast and efficiently.
• A refined user interface is important to you, and you work closely with your UX colleagues to make features even better during implementation.
• You don't shy away from refactoring legacy code and from removing tech debt, making the existing features ready for the future.
• You apply pragmatic solutions, find the right trade-offs, and seek to reduce complexity to help your team to deliver and increase leverage for the organisation.
• You should have a strong command of software testing principles and understand the benefits of writing clean, effective tests that ensure code quality and reliability.

Skills & Requirements

• You have a solid understanding of Android development and extensive experience working with Kotlin.
• Experience with concepts like MVVM, Clean Code and SOLID is a must, and you know how to apply software design and architecture patterns.
• Ideally, you are experienced with using Jetpack Compose and implementing GraphQL APIs.
• You have profound knowledge of the Android SDK and architecture components (ViewModel, Navigation, Room etc.) as well as dependency injection (Dagger 2),Coroutines and Flow.
• You demonstrate a deep commitment to producing code that is readable, reliable, maintainable, and testable code.
• You are an open and communicative team player, curious about solving interesting and sometimes complex problems.
• You are a self-sufficient and well-organized engineer, and you can expect the same from the surrounding team.

You don't tick all the boxes? Don't worry, we are looking for employees who convince us with their personality and are motivated to go on full power with their team!

Job requirements

At idealo you can expect

• You need vacation? We offer you 30 days of vacation. Not enough? You can "buy" an additional 15 days every year by converting your salary and it's seen as a positive thing.
• You want to further your education? We take your personal development goals seriously and, in addition to our idealo Learning Hub, eLearning offerings (e.g., Udemy), coaching & mediation, we also offer you the opportunity to benefit individually from additional learning and development budget.
• And what about the office? Our office in the heart of Berlin offers excellent free lunch, as well as free coffee, lemonades and after-work beer, in addition to the "standard foosball". It also has a fabulous rooftop terrace with view of the whole of berlin where you can network with colleagues from our group of companies.
• In need of additional support in any areas of your life? We offer free counseling and support in all areas of life (professional, private, family, health, etc.) in cooperation with the pme-Familienservice.
• You want full flexibility on your way to work and beyond? No problem with a job bike or Deutschlandticket - and it's environmentally friendly, too!
• Want to keep yourself fit? We offer many different fitness and sports options, such as an Urban Sports or Gympass membership, to suit your personal needs.
• And what else is there? Of course, success must be celebrated! In addition to team events, you can also expect big company events and other moments of organized connection with others in the company and your team throughout the year!

About idealo

idealo is a Berlin success story: in 2000 we started out with the mission of helping consumers make the best purchasing decisions. Today, with ~2.5 million visits per day, ~50,000 shops, and more than ~500 million product offers, we are one of the most popular German e-commerce websites and one of the leading European shopping and comparison platforms. We are active as a price comparison platform in six countries (Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Spain).

We are located in the heart of Berlin and offer a unique idealo spirit. Your ideas are the driving force that moves our business forward. Not only our product portfolio is diverse, but also the people who work on it. We want you just as you are! Origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or a degree of disability are irrelevant.

If you are passionate about improving the world of online shopping alongside ~700 idealos from ~60 nations, we are happy to receive your application!

Information for applicants with severe disabilities: As an applicant with a severe disability, you can get advice from our Representative Body for Severely Disabled People (SBV) during the application process. Please inform us regarding this topic.

For the inclusion of people with disabilities, our office is accessible without steps. When you start with us, we will see what else is needed!

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