Android Developer

Alfa AI

London · Permanent · Remote · £55,000 - £75,000/year

Shape the Future of AI Hiring: Senior Android Developer

At Alfa AI, we are on a mission to completely revolutionize how the world hires. Our flagship AI recruiter, Lisa, operates 24/7 across the globe to source, screen, and evaluate top-tier candidates. By conducting intelligent AI video interviews in more than 30 languages, Lisa empowers companies to discover better talent matches, drastically reduce time-to-hire, and slash recruitment costs.

To take our mobile candidate and client experiences to the next level, we are seeking an exceptional Android Developer. In this role, you will lead the architecture and development of our native Android application, bringing Lisa's powerful AI interviewing and candidate engagement features directly into the palms of users worldwide. If you are passionate about high-performance mobile engineering, seamless video integration, and building intuitive user interfaces that touch millions of lives, this is your opportunity to make a massive impact.


Key Responsibilities

  • Architect & Build: Design, construct, and maintain robust, scalable native Android applications using Kotlin and modern Android architecture components.
  • Integrate AI & Video Capabilities: Collaborate closely with our AI engineering team to embed Lisa’s 24/7 video interviewing features, real-time media streaming, and multi-language support into the mobile app.
  • Optimize Performance: Ensure maximum application speed, responsiveness, battery efficiency, and seamless playback across a wide spectrum of Android devices and OS versions.
  • Elevate UX/UI: Partner with product designers to translate complex AI workflows into fluid, intuitive, and highly engaging user journeys for job seekers and recruiters.
  • Drive Engineering Quality: Write clean, testable, and maintainable code while conducting peer code reviews and upholding rigorous continuous integration (CI/CD) pipelines.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Proven Mobile Expertise: Strong track record as an Android Developer, with at least one published app in the Google Play Store demonstrating high engineering standards.
  • Mastery of Kotlin: Deep technical knowledge of Kotlin, Coroutines, Flow, and modern Android development practices (MVVM/MVI, Jetpack Compose, Dependency Injection).
  • Media & Streaming Experience: Hands-on experience working with WebRTC, video streaming protocols, camera APIs, or audio/video processing libraries on Android.
  • API Integration: Proficiency in consuming RESTful APIs and WebSockets to handle real-time data flow between mobile clients and backend AI services.
  • Quality & Testing: Demonstrated experience writing unit tests, UI automation tests, and optimizing app performance using Android Studio profiling tools.

Nice-to-Have

  • Exposure to or strong interest in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning integration, or NLP services on mobile devices.
  • Experience with internationalization (i18n) and localized UI handling for global, multi-lingual audiences.
  • Familiarity with cross-platform frameworks or background knowledge of backend microservices (e.g., Python, Node.js, or cloud environments like AWS/GCP).

What We Offer / Why Join Alfa AI

  • Mission-Driven Innovation: Be part of a fast-growing tech company that is actively reshaping the global HR and recruitment landscape through state-of-the-art artificial intelligence.
  • High-Impact Ownership: Take full ownership of the Android ecosystem at Alfa AI, working with modern tech stacks free from legacy code burden.
  • Collaborative Culture: Work alongside world-class AI researchers, product leaders, and engineers in an open, fast-paced, and supportive environment.
  • Competitive Package: Enjoy a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, continuous learning opportunities, and the tech hardware of your choice.

Ready to help us build the future of autonomous recruitment? Apply today and bring Lisa to millions of Android users around the globe!