Senior Engineer (Mobile – Android)

Mobile

-, Kraków

HSBC Service Delivery

Full-time

Permanent

Senior

Hybrid

Tech stack

Android

regular

Kotlin

regular

Mobile

regular

Java

regular

RESTful API

regular

Job description

Some careers shine brighter than others.

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

Your career opportunity

We are transforming our digital capabilities, driving innovation, delivering products in ever shortening cycles and helping to drive the continuous improvement of our processes, tooling and engineering practices. The Mobile team governs mobile engineering lifecycle activities providing standards, alignment, management oversight and resource allocation in order to fulfil roadmaps, guard highest levels of quality and operate on top of the best-in-class platform.

What you’ll do

• Oversee the entire development lifecycle of Android app projects, including resource management as well as design and lead the development of applications, especially during critical phases, ensure high quality, performance, responsiveness, and security of Android applications.

• Identify bottlenecks in processes and development tasks, review code, and fix bugs as well as maintain code quality, implement automation, organize codebases, and apply upgrades when available.

• Manage both frontend and backend aspects of Android applications and collaborate proactively within the project team, leveraging experience to guide the development lifecycle, participate hands-on in planning, estimating, architecting, coding, and development, conduct regular refactoring and continuous improvement of codebases.

• Prioritize software quality throughout the entire development process.

• Communicate technical decisions and information effectively across the global team as well as take responsibility for releases and contribute to ongoing support of live apps.

• Consider how software fits into the broader picture and collaborate effectively with others.

• Apply Continuous Delivery practices to enhance product quality and delivery and utilize a range of Agile practices, understanding their purposes and benefits.

• Embrace a DevOps culture, engaging beyond programming in deployment and operations, build and lead highly productive teams of skilled engineers and ensure fair outcomes for customers and maintain orderly, transparent financial market operations.

What you need to have to succeed in this role

• Proven experience as a senior individual contributor or technical lead in a large-scale mobile engineering organization with an expert-level knowledge of Android development and the Android ecosystem.

• Proficiency in Java and Kotlin programming languages with strong experience with Android Studio, Android SDK, and related development tools as well as deep understanding of Android architecture components and Jetpack libraries and expertise in developing and maintaining large-scale Android applications.

• Proficiency in RESTful APIs, JSON parsing, and networking in Android as well as experience with dependency injection frameworks (e.g., Dagger, Hilt.).

• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, Material Design, and custom view development as well as familiarity with reactive programming (e.g., RxJava, Kotlin Coroutines).

• Experience with local data storage solutions (e.g., Room, SQLite) as well as proficiency in unit testing and UI automation testing for Android.

• Knowledge of CI/CD practices and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).

• Familiarity with version control systems, particularly Git, understanding of Android security best practices and implementation, experience with performance optimization and memory management in Android and knowledge of Android app publishing process and Google Play Store guidelines.

• Technical skills: Mastery of Android SDK, different Android versions, and handling various screen sizes

Proficiency in developing custom views and animations: Experience with background processing, multi-threading, and asynchronous programming in Android; Knowledge of Android's location and mapping capabilities; Familiarity with integrating third-party libraries and APIs; Experience with push notifications and Firebase Cloud Messaging; Understanding of Android's permissions model and runtime permissions; Proficiency in implementing offline storage and data synchronization; Experience with Android NDK and native code integration (C/C++); Knowledge of Gradle build system and dependency management; Familiarity with Android architecture patterns (e.g., MVVM, Clean Architecture); Experience with Bluetooth and other device sensors integration; Understanding of Android's battery optimization techniques; Familiarity with Android accessibility features and implementation.

What we offer

• Competitive salary

• Annual performance-based bonus

• Additional bonuses for recognition awards

• Multisport card

• Private medical care

• Life insurance

• One-time reimbursement of home office set-up (up to 800 PLN).

• Corporate parties & events

• CSR initiatives

• Social fund

• Flexible working hours

• Free parking

• Nursery discounts

• Financial support with trainings and education

If your CV meets our criteria, you should expect the following steps in the recruitment process:

• Online behavioural test (external candidates only)

• Telephone screen

• Interview with the hiring manager

We are looking to hire as soon as possible so don’t wait and apply now!

You'll achieve more when you join HSBC.

Published: 09.08.2025

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