Associate Android Engineer Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

About the Role and Our Team

We are looking for an Associate Android Engineer to join our Mobile team. In this role, you will help build and improve different areas of our Android app, contributing to new developments that bring value to our users. You will be involved in the full development cycle, from implementation and testing to release, while focusing on delivering high quality experiences and learning how to make technical decisions along the way.

As an Associate Engineer, you will collaborate closely with product managers, designers and other engineers in Spain and the United States to deliver functionalities aligned with business objectives. You will have the opportunity to contribute to technical decision-making, propose improvements and ensure that your code follows best practices in terms of performance, maintainability and scalability. You will also gain hands-on experience with technologies we use, such as Jetpack Compose, Coroutines for asynchronous programming and Koin for dependency injection.

This role is ideal if you are passionate about delivering new features that ensure the best possible experience for our users, while continuously improving overall product quality. It offers an excellent opportunity to grow as an Android developer by learning from experienced engineers, applying modern technologies, and progressively taking on more responsibilities within the team, while advancing your career within the company.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the development and delivery of new app features, ensuring alignment with product requirements.

Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to review requirements and deliver seamless user experiences.

Write unit tests to ensure reliability and prevent regressions in new functionalities.

Assist in troubleshooting and fixing bugs under the guidance of experienced engineers, progressively developing strong debugging skills while improving app stability.

Learn and apply Android development best practices, gradually taking on more complex tasks and responsibilities as your autonomy grows.

Support the integration of new technologies or frameworks, gaining experience under the mentorship of senior engineers.

Actively participate in code reviews, giving and receiving feedback, and asking questions to deepen understanding.

Contribute to team documentation by writing or improving technical guides, ensuring knowledge sharing within the team.

Communicate progress, blockers, and questions effectively to foster smooth collaboration.

Take part in refactoring legacy code and addressing technical debt, helping to maintain a clean and scalable codebase.

Successful Associate Android Engineers Have

Some experience developing Android applications and a basic understanding of the Android framework, including key components such as the activity and fragment lifecycle.

Basic knowledge in Kotlin and motivation to learn core frameworks and libraries we use daily, such as Coroutines and Koin.

Familiarity with Jetpack Compose or strong motivation to learn it.

Basic understanding of version control systems (Git) and collaborative workflows (Pull Requests, Code Reviews).

Ability to learn and follow team best practices, asking questions when needed and effectively applying feedback.

Soft skills, including a collaborative attitude, effective communication, humility to learn from others, and resilience to overcome challenges constructively.

A proactive and adaptable mindset, with a strong desire to learn and grow within the role.

Good English communication skills (spoken and written).

It’s a Bonus If

You have basic knowledge of Gradle, build-variants, and flavors.

You have experience with Coroutines or Koin.

You have experience with Firebase or other common Android libraries.

Basic understanding of testing principles (Unit Testing and UI Testing) and motivation to develop strong debugging skills.

You have worked with WebViews or have an interest in understanding how they are integrated.

You have participated in projects using modern Android architectural patterns like MVVM.

Familiarity with networking concepts and common libraries such as Retrofit or GraphQ.

Experience working in international and distributed teams, collaborating effectively across different countries and cultural backgrounds.

You have published an app on the Play Store as part of a personal or academic project.

Work Model

This role is and based near one of our office hubs. You’ll be expected to work in the office two days a week as part of our hybrid work model.

What We Love About You

You Dream Big. You iterate and experiment to drive innovation.

You Love Our Users. You keep our global community at the center of everything you do.

You Do the Right Thing. You strengthen your team through respect, fairness, and inclusion.

You Hustle Every Day. You favor urgency and own your outcomes.

You Win Together. People are at the heart of our success and you play as a team.

What You Love About Us

We offer a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so they can live our values day in and day out. This includes mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, engaging perks and discounts, flexible vacation, generous parental leave, and initiatives that support growth, development, and happiness.

is our approach to hybrid work. It’s designed to support how we work best : combining the flexibility we value with meaningful opportunities to connect in person.

For roles, this includes regular in-office time to foster collaboration and connection.

For roles not eligible for in-office expectations , we support connection through virtual collaboration and intentional gatherings.

To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; New York, NY; and Washington, D.C.

EEO and Privacy Notices

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