As the largest social network for language learning in the world we’ve already had some great success, but there is so much more that we want to build and improve on. We’re looking for smart, agile, independent engineers who can help us take our Android apps to the next level, providing more amazing ways for our users to interact with one another and further improve their learning. You'll be someone who loves the user experience, can build beautiful and efficient apps and isn’t afraid to share opinions on the best way to design the APIs they’ll be consuming.
Our project is based on an MVP architecture. Working in an agile team (Scrum), we like to brainstorm during pair programming and seeing green bars using TDD. We make use of Dependency Injection and libraries such as Retrofit, JobQueue, Ormlite, EventBus and others. But we’re always open to change and the best tool for the job should be the one we’re using.
We’ve got users spread all over the world, with some of our biggest markets being in Brazil, Russia, Turkey and China. You’ll need to think not just about the latest technology, but also how our users, who may not be using the latest and greatest devices, will interact with our product.
Why is an Android Engineer important at busuu?
The Android platform is the fastest growing mobile platform in the world, especially in the emerging markets that we count among our biggest countries. Android at busuu is growing faster than ever, leading the switch to mobile in greater and greater numbers. We’re live in more than 40 countries across the world and we want to keep adding to that and to the features that we’re bringing to our millions of users. The reach and impact that our Android app has across the world, is to enrich users lives through easy access to language learning, meaning it is incredibly important to us to continue to build extraordinary Android applications that are accessible to everyone.
What does an Android Engineer do at busuu?
As an Android Engineer, you’ll be working on our flagship and region specific apps, shipping to over 40 countries throughout the world in over 10 languages, offering our users a huge variety of languages to learn from. You’ll think about how users interact with our learning experience, how to help them learn better and faster and then build an experience that everyone can enjoy learning with.
You’ll work on brand new and existing features, shipping often and supporting your application all the way to production and beyond. You’ll work with an amazing, experienced team of Android engineers, and think about the entire life cycle of the application, from architecture to automated testing. We’re not afraid to do the right thing, refactoring when necessary while at the same time ensuring that we’re shipping new features to consumers as fast as possible.
What makes a great Android Engineer at Busuu…
- Professional Android development experience, with a history of shipping Android apps
- Previous involvement in entire app development lifecycle, from project creation through coding & QA to app store deployment
- Knowledge in unit testing in Android (Robolectric and Mockito would be perfect)
- Good foundation in Android UI principles. You will be working with a UX team, but your suggestions and design ideas will be appreciated and considered
- Understanding of web services and REST APIs
- Deep appreciation of mobile development practices and Android app optimisation
- Good understanding of Android app architecture and use of design patterns
- Strong OO & Java skills, with an appreciation for pragmatism and simplicity in code
- An instinct for excellent app design and user experience
What we expect from a Lead Engineer...
- Technically own every part of your platform
- Maintain a technical roadmap for your platform, with input from your team
- Responsible for hiring for any open roles within your team
- Line manage members of your team through regular 1-1s
- Proactively monitor the performance of team members and address any concerns quickly and effectively
- Focus your team on delivering features quickly, effectively and to the quality level expected
Have a read through our tech blog to learn more about what we're up to! https://tech.busuu.com
Benefits...
- Competitive salary.
- Stock options in a Series B funded company through a tax efficient EMI scheme.
- Bonus Scheme.
- Private healthcare.
- Gym membership.
- Free breakfast and snacks.
- Free dinner if you are staying late.
- Regular company trips (our last was to Madrid) and evenings out in London.
- Friday socialising - we make sure we stop working and spend time together at the end of the week.
