Sr. Associate Director, Software Engineering

Android Application Development Design, build, and maintain Android applications and reusable components aligned to agreed architecture and engineering best practices. Develop customer-centric user experiences using modern Android UI frameworks (Jetpack Compose and/or XML Views) and implement robust application logic using current Android development approaches. Integrate applications with backend services and APIs, ensuring reliability, performance, and secure data handling. Contribute directly to feature delivery, bug fixing, and technical improvements across the mobile codebase. Partner with product and design to translate requirements into scalable, maintainable technical solutions. Ensure high-quality code through clean architecture, unit testing, and peer code reviews. Develop and implement effective solutions in a timely manner, collaborating with other engineers where needed. Work closely with platform and engineering teams to implement enhancements and optimisations based on feedback and data (e.g., crash analytics, performance metrics). Contribute to documentation, including developer guides, FAQs, and troubleshooting tips to support maintainability and onboarding. Participate in cross-functional meetings to share insights and collaborate on mobile-related initiatives. Strong problem-solving abilities, with a proven track record of resolving complex technical issues. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects and priorities. Strong experience with version control (Git) and modern branching/release practices. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins (or equivalent). Good understanding of Android performance optimisation (startup time, rendering, memory, battery) and secure coding best practices. Experience integrating mobile apps with cloud services and APIs (REST/GraphQL), including authentication and secure session handling. Working knowledge of Agile development methodologies. Minimum 3+ years of professional Android development experience, including recent experience delivering production apps.Proficiency in Kotlin (and understanding of Java where required). Strong understanding of Android app architecture and patterns (e.g., MVVM, Clean Architecture), modularisation, and dependency injection (e.g., Hilt/Dagger/Koin). Experience building UI with Jetpack Compose (preferred) and/or Android Views, including state management and complex UI rendering. Experience with Android Jetpack libraries (e.g., ViewModel, Navigation, Room/DataStore, WorkManager). Solid understanding of concurrency and async programming (Coroutines/Flow, threading). Experience with testing practices: unit testing (JUnit), UI testing (Espresso/Compose UI), and testability by design. Awareness of security expectations for mobile banking (e.g., secure storage, encryption, certificate pinning/transport security, OWASP MASVS concepts).