Skroutz is looking for Android Developer in Athens.

At Skroutz, we have one simple yet powerful vision: we aim to amaze. And this vision has been hardcoded into our DNA since day one. Back when we started our journey in 2005 as a price comparison engine, we created an innovative shopping tool for our users and shaped the future of e-commerce in Greece.

Today as the biggest marketplace in Greece, we continue to believe that happy customers equal happy merchants and it’s our job to understand and anticipate their needs and offer them an unparalleled, doubt-free experience. And to do so, we are always searching for new ways to make them say “wow”: Skroutz Plus (our first subscription-based service), Skroutz Last Mile (our parcel distribution company) and Skroutz Point (the first network of smart lockers in Greece) to name a few!

To create amazing experiences, we need amazing people! People that share the same passion and enthusiasm for eCommerce and technology as we do.

Sounds like you? Send us your application here. 

#AimToAmaze

Our engineering values

• Know your Tech. Develop and master your craft, sharpen your tools. Be proud of your work.
• Release early & Iterate. Deliver prototypes and start gathering important feedback early on. Use that feedback to guide you. Don't be afraid to compromise, make sure to come back & tidy things up
• Be a team player. Offer your help, listen and seek to understand. Step up & take initiatives.
• Don't over anything. Don't over-engineer, over-analyze, over-regulate, you get it
• Enjoy your work. Celebrate success

Technologies we use

Our main stack is Ruby for the backend - using the Ruby on Rails framework - with Javascript (ES6) and React/Redux for the frontend. Our main storage is a MariaDB cluster. We heavily use Elasticsearch, Kafka, MongoDB, Redis and Memcached. We use Jenkins for our CI and various tools like Sentry, NewRelic and Grafana for monitoring. Generally we try to pick the best tool we know or we can find that serves our needs. You can read more about what we have worked on our Engineering blog.

How will you contribute to Skroutz vision

After some years of successfully launching and constantly improving our Android and iOS apps, currently used by hundreds of thousands of users, we are now ready to take them to the next level! Our vision is to make Skroutz a mobile-first company where apps will play a central role in revolutionizing the experience of buying online! If having “a billion products at your fingertips” sounds exciting and challenging to you, you may be just the kind of person we’re looking for!

We are growing our mobile engineering team and are looking for Android Developers with...

• strong technical background
• “get-things-done” attitude
• self-motivation
• team spirit
• attention to details
• thirst for knowledge
• desire to make an impact

What you will be doing

• Work in an agile team with other mobile developers, API engineers and UI/UX designers to develop and maintain our Android app, building new features and shaping our product
• Track down and fix performance bottlenecks and bugs, improving the reliability of our Android app
• Employ A/B testing to measure the performance of different approaches to features and implementations, providing the best UX for our users
• Review and evaluate code from fellow team members, exchanging comments that make you and the author better engineers

• At least 2 (two) years of experience as an Android mobile developer
• Proven track record of building and shipping Android apps in the Google Play Store
• Deep knowledge of Java and Kotlin
• Good knowledge of the Android SDK (Components, Lifecycles, Layouts, Fragments, Animations, Drawables)
• Knowledge of OO design principles, software and Android design patterns
• Familiarity with modern Android architectures (MVP, MVVM)
• Expert knowledge of asynchronous programming
• Experience with developing highly-performant code and the ability to diagnose performance bottlenecks
• Fluency with web service architectures and technologies: JSON and RESTful APIs
• Passion for readable, maintainable and performant code
• Familiarity with common software engineering tools and practices (Git, Unit Testing, CI)
• Some familiarity with design/UX principles
• Intrigued by the product as much as by technology

We will appreciate it if you have

• Projects you’ve built/contributed to (e.g. Github account)
• Optimization of data usage over mobile networks
• Knowledge of Reactive/Functional programming
• Knowledge of SQLite
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and practices

*Please note that this opening concerns a job located in Athens, Attica, Greece.

What's it like to work at Skroutz?

• A great opportunity to contribute to the evolution of Skroutz towards becoming one of Europe’s fastest growing Marketplaces
• Being part of an environment that gives employees large goals, autonomy and mentoring, which creates incredible opportunities, both for you and the company
• Competitive full time salary
• Ongoing training and development
• Private Medical plan
• Top of the Line tools and equipment
• Access to books, online courses and relevant resources
• Hybrid Working
• Extra paid time off
• Free Skroutz Plus subscription

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Skroutz is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard to race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Disclaimer:

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