Description

Peak’s mission is to help the world spend their time better using tools and techniques borrowed from education, neuroscience and gaming. We make products that add value to your world and help you enjoy life more. Founded in 2013, Peak has grown quickly, producing Peak – Brain Training, the number 1 brain training app on mobile, which has now been downloaded over 40 million times across the globe. Peak – Brain Training was chosen by both Apple and Google as one of the best apps available and is regularly featured by both as leading example of mobile technology. 2018 is an exciting year for the business which will see us build on our success as the market leading Brain Training solution and expand into new verticals.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Be a key person in a team of Android engineers.
• Own and build new features on a well-established Android application.
• Take architectural and technical decisions on the development of new features.
• Maintain existing features, and ensure app stays stable.
• Use expert knowledge of the Android platform to help guide design, product, and engineering decisions.
• Work with other engineering teams to evolve and improve the Peak ecosystem

Requirements

• 5+ years experience building Android applications.
• Experience building consumer-facing mobile or web software.
• Experience building/contributing to/maintaining at least 2 apps already on the Play Store.
• Expert knowledge of the Android SDK.
• Proficiency in Java, Kotlin is a plus.
• Experience of Agile processes
• Good understanding of data storage on Android.
• Experience integrating communication between mobile client and server.
• Good software architecture experience, OOP, design patterns and anti-patterns.

DESIRABLES:

• Experience building REST APIs
• Knowledge of libGDX
• Experience with unit testing, CI / CD.
• Experience using the following libraries: Toothpick, Retrofit, OkHttp, Android support libraries, Android architecture components, Room, Google Play Services, Play Billing Library, ButterKnife, Lottie.

Benefits

We are an ambitious company, so we aim high in everything we do. We believe we can have a real impact on the world. We recognise that to do this we need to be open to new ideas and to challenge one another every day to ensure real personal and professional growth. Ultimately, we care about each other and we know that we will succeed as a team. It’s why we make time to play pool, board games and video games together in our large, open plan kitchen with its fully stocked fridge. It’s also why we hold regular team days and hackathons to ensure the team is always trying new things, together. In our view, ambition, openness and teamwork are the surest way to achieve our amazing goals. Here is a taste of the benefits we offer:

• Choice of laptop plus either an iPhone or Google Pixel
• Hackathon every quarter. Work with different teams, try new ideas and experiment with new projects
• Flexible career path. We’ve had team members move from CS to QA and from Science to Product Management
• Performance related bonus scheme with the opportunity to earn up to 20% of annual salary
• A training budget of £1000 per year to spend on training, conferences, books and more
• Performance review every 6 months to ensure you’re progressing in your career and maximising your potential
• Bupa Health & Dental insurance
• Pension scheme
• Gym allowance so you can be healthy in mind and body
• Breakfast and snacks all day
• Deliveroo allowance if you are working after 7:30pm
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday day off
• Work from home flexibility
• Pool table, PS4, board game

WHY YOU SHOULD WORK WITH US:

We aim high in everything we do. We believe we can have a real impact on the world. We also recognise that to do this we need to be open to new ideas and to challenge one another every day to ensure real personal and professional growth. Ultimately, we care about each other and we know that we will succeed as a team (it’s why we make time to play pool, board games and video games together.) In our view, ambition, openness and teamwork are the surest way to achieve our amazing goals.

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