Mobile AVP Software Engineer (Android)

About the role

Barclays is looking for a Mobile AVP Software Engineer in Bengaluru to support the growing demand for mobile customer experiences. The role builds a dedicated mobile team with expertise in Android platforms, providing engineering capacity and reducing delivery bottlenecks so that digital transformation initiatives can be delivered on time. The position is permanent.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and improve software that delivers business, platform and technology capabilities for customers and colleagues.
• Develop and deliver high-quality, scalable, maintainable and performance-optimised software using industry-standard languages, frameworks and tools.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, solution architects, security, platform and QA teams to define requirements and integrate solutions.
• Take part in code reviews, share knowledge and stay informed of technology trends.
• Follow secure coding practices, implement unit testing and adhere to enterprise security, risk, governance and regulatory requirements.
• Support cross-platform initiatives through working knowledge of iOS development principles.

Required profile

• Strong Android development experience with expert Kotlin knowledge and support for legacy Java codebases.
• Ability to build modern Android apps with XML and Jetpack Compose, navigation components, MVVM/MVP patterns, Kotlin Coroutines and Flows, and dependency injection (Hilt/Dagger).
• Understanding of Android lifecycle, state handling, notifications and permissions.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitFlow and trunk-based development, and Android App Bundles.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog or Firebase.
• Some knowledge of iOS development principles is highly valued.

Required skills

• Kotlin, Android SDK, Android Studio, Jetpack Compose, Retrofit, OkHttp, Gradle, JUnit, Mockito or MockK, Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub, Snyk
• Gradle build optimisation, modularisation and dependency management
• Automated testing (Compose UI testing)

What we offer

• Competitive holiday allowance, life assurance and private medical care
• Pension contribution
• Flexible working arrangements and a hybrid working model with fixed anchor days