Software Technologist I - Android

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Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled Android Developer with 5+ years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality Android applications. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Kotlin, Android architecture, and modern mobile development practices. The candidate should also be comfortable leveraging AI-powered development tools and adopting a vibe-coding approach to accelerate development, prototyping, debugging, and code optimization while maintaining high code quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Android applications using Kotlin and Java.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend teams to deliver high-quality mobile solutions.
• Build scalable, maintainable, and reusable code following Android best practices.
• Integrate RESTful APIs, third-party SDKs, and cloud services.
• Optimize application performance, security, and user experience.
• Implement unit testing, UI testing, and participate in code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and resolve bugs, crashes, and performance issues.
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity, code quality, documentation, testing, and debugging.
• Rapidly prototype features using vibe-coding methodologies while ensuring production-grade implementation.
• Stay updated with emerging Android technologies, AI-powered development tools, and industry trends.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Android application development.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and Java.
• Expertise in Android SDK, Android Studio, and Gradle.
• Experience with MVVM, Clean Architecture, and Android Jetpack components.
• Strong knowledge of Retrofit, OkHttp, REST APIs, and JSON.
• Experience with Room Database, WorkManager, Navigation Component, and Dependency Injection (Hilt/Dagger).
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile methodologies.
• Experience using AI-powered coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, or similar tools to enhance development workflows.
• Ability to evaluate, refine, and productionize AI-generated code while ensuring maintainability and security.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Jetpack Compose.
• Experience with Firebase services.
• Knowledge of modular architecture and multi-module Android projects.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks such as JUnit, Mockito, and Espresso.
• Understanding of AI-assisted software development best practices and prompt engineering techniques for development workflows.

Key Competencies

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to balance rapid AI-assisted development with engineering best practices.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ownership mindset and ability to work independently.
• Passion for adopting new technologies and development methodologies.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of Android development experience.
• Demonstrated experience delivering production-grade Android applications
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development and vibe-coding practices to improve engineering productivity is highly desirable.

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.
Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.
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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.