Senior Software Developer (Android)

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec’s revenues in 2023 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com

Our search for better is changing the lives of our customers. It’s changing the careers of our people too – creating new challenges and opportunities all the time. We’re a business that never stands still.
Join us on our journey to #ForeverCaring as a Senior Software Developer (Android), and you won’t either.

 

Position Overview:  

 

If you are looking to join a team where you can leverage your experience and design and develop a new native iOS application, then this is the position for you.  You will be part of a team that is highly motivated about our mission which is to build pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch. You will be the lead developer building applications while interfacing with project leads and architects (located in the US and UK) and our offshore development center in India.  You will be accountable for the development of our SaMD (Software as a Medical Device) and SiMD (Software in a Medical Device) mobile apps while ensuring high quality of the design and code, robustness of our CI/CD pipelines and usability of the features implemented. 

 

Key Responsibilities:  

• Design, develop, and maintain advanced Android applications with a focus on performance, security, and scalability. 

• Design and develop high quality native Android applications using Kotlin and Java. 

• Deep knowledge and experience with Android system frameworks, camera, hardware sensors, and BLE peripherals. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (hardware, backend, design) to define, design, and ship new features. 

• Optimize app performance, memory usage, and battery efficiency through profiling and code refinement. 

• Work with Azure DevOps for version control, CI/CD pipelines, and task management. 

• Implement and maintain automated build and deployment workflows using Azure DevOps or similar tools. 

• Handle uploading, releasing, and managing apps on the Google Play Store, including alpha/beta tracks and production rollouts. 

• Ensure compatibility across various Android versions and device configurations. 

• Manage background processes, foreground services, and work with system-level APIs. 

• Debug system-level issues using tools like ADB, Logcat, Systrace, and Perfetto. 

• Ensure application security using Android’s best practices for secure data storage, authentication, and communication. 

• Maintain detailed technical documentation and participate in code reviews. 

• Maintain code quality, organization, and automation. 

• Stay up-to-date with new mobile technology trends, applications, and protocols. 

 

Authority (if applicable): 

Not applicable