Mobile AVP Software Engineer

Overview

Design, develop and improve software that provides business, platform and technology capabilities, as a dedicated Mobile AVP Software Engineer supporting the Android team at Barclays.

What you'll do

• Develop and deliver high-quality software solutions using industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks and tools.
• Ensure code is scalable, maintainable and optimized for performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
• Collaborate with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities.
• Adhere to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
• Implement effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability and reliability.
• Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate closely with other functions and business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, set objectives and coach employees, and appraise performance relative to objectives.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk, develop new policies and procedures in support of the control and governance agenda, and take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources and communicate complex information to influence or convince stakeholders.

What you'll need

• Strong Android development experience with expert knowledge of Kotlin and experience supporting legacy Java codebases.
• Experience with Android SDK, Android Studio and Jetpack Components.
• Experience building modern Android applications using XML and Jetpack Compose, Navigation Component and Compose Navigation.
• Experience with architectural patterns (MVVM, MVP), Kotlin Coroutines and Flows, and Dependency Injection (Hilt / Dagger).
• Strong understanding of Android lifecycle management, state handling and side-effect management, notifications and permissions.
• Experience with networking technologies such as Retrofit and OkHttp.
• Strong knowledge of Gradle, modularisation strategies and build optimisation.
• Experience with automated testing using JUnit, Mockito and/or MockK, and Compose UI Testing.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, ideally Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub or Snyk, GitFlow and Trunk-Based Development.
• Experience with Android App Bundles (AABs) and release processes.
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Datadog, Firebase, or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of application architecture, dependency management and maintainable code design.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, Maruthi Onyx - TESCO TSA.