Junior Android Developer To Zound Industries!

Do you want to be involved and contribute to development in a fast-moving, innovative and playful organization? Do you have a great interest in working with app development and want the opportunity to grow with a company that takes advantage of your skills? Are you also interested in music and want to work with products in this industry? Then do not wait to submit your application today!

ABOUT THE POSITION:

Friday is looking for a driven Frontend Android developer on behalf of Zound Industries who wants to be part of an exciting journey forward. Founded in 2008, Zound Industries is the company behind the production of Urbanears headphones and Marshall speakers that you've probably heard of. It is a global company with offices around the world and can be found in cities such as London, Paris, New York and Hong Kong. In recent years, Zound Industries' products have progressed from simple wired devices to connected and complex IoT devices. Today, they focus on developing a mobile application that will create added value for their customers and are looking for you who want to be part of this exciting journey forward.

By joining Zound Industries, you also become part of a multicultural family that welcomes you for who you are. You will be surrounded by lovely colleagues who make your working day more than just work. As a junior developer, your views will be heard and highly valued by Zound and many opportunities will be offered for you to develop your skills.

JOB DUTIES:

As a Frontend Android developer, you will work on developing the Android mobile application in Java and Kotlin. This means that you will work closely with other UX teams to come up with suitable solutions and functions for the application. You will be part of a tight team that currently consists of eight employees but with the ambition to grow.

In detail, you will:

Develop and maintain Android mobile applications in a scrum team.
Work closely with the UX team to discuss the features and functionality of the application.
Support and participate in validation activities.
Participate in knowledge sharing and teamwork with the other developers in the team.
Prototypes of new ideas, both individually and across teams.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:
A college or university education in data/IT.
Relevant knowledge/experience in Android app development from work or side projects.
Knowledge of Java and Kotlin and understanding of design patterns for Android (MVVM, Dependency injection, Jetpack components).
Strong knowledge of English, both spoken and written, as it is the core language of the company.


It is not a requirement, but meritorious if you have:

Experience with RxJava, Dagger2 and Clean Architecture
Good understanding of tests such as unit tests, UI tests, Jenkins etc.
Experience interacting with Firebase, REST APIs, etc.
Understanding of Bluetooth stack, communication over GATT and AVkit.
Understanding of the WiFi stack.


For this role, great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. In order to both succeed and thrive in the role, you are a creative and driven person who likes to find solutions to problems. We would like to see that you are social and thrive in a multicultural environment and are comfortable speaking English in your daily work. Furthermore, you should have a great technical interest and see this as a fantastic opportunity to grow and develop together with Zound.

ABOUT THE CLIENT COMPANY:

For over a decade, we have been shaking things up on the audio electronics market. Through our brands, we champion the human perspective. Using life itself as our greatest source of inspiration to create products that excite, intrigue and surprise. We can do this because we design and develop all our products in-house. From concept to consumer, our team of magicians comes together to create something that resonates on the inside as well as it does on the outside. We bring life to sound. Read more about Zound here.

ABOUT THE EMPLOYMENT:

This is a consulting assignment meaning you will initially be employed by Friday. The ambition is for the assignment to result in permanent employment at the client company after 6-9 months of consultancy.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Employment type: Full-time
Start: Immediately
Location: Stockholm
Recruitment manager: Linda Ye
Salary: Fixed monthly salary

ABOUT FRIDAY:

By being a partner to our clients and candidates, we strive to find the best match for both parties. We achieve this by really getting to know our clients and candidate’s needs! Of course, we will ensure that requirements and skillsets match. But above all, we focus on the importance to find harmony between values and corporate culture which both candidate and client consider optimal.

Our passion is to help people to the right position, workplace and context within the IT and Technology field. That's also the reason to why we founded Friday, with the aim to help you find the job that gives you that Friday feeling – every day!

We mainly focus on young engineers who either are at the beginning of their career or soon graduating from university within the IT/Tech field.

Our belief is that people reach their fullest potential when looking forward to going to work each morning. "Friday - everyday", how about that?