Android Developer (Kotlin)
Summary
12-month fixed-term contract building and maintaining native Android apps in Kotlin for a large higher education institution in Subang Jaya, Malaysia. Day to day: feature development, REST API/JSON integrations with Firebase and AWS, performance tuning, testing, and Google Play release management.
12 Months Fixed-Term Contract | Competitive Salary
Subang Jaya, Malaysia | Higher Education Sector
Native Android Development | Kotlin | Firebase & AWS | Malaysian Citizen or RPT Essential
About the role
This is a hands-on Android Developer opportunity within a large, established higher education institution investing in mobile application enhancements, platform consolidation and improved digital services. You will play a key role in designing, developing and maintaining native Android applications, ensuring solutions are reliable, secure, scalable and aligned with modern development standards.
Working alongside developers, business analysts, project managers and testing teams, you will contribute across the full mobile development lifecycle, from technical design and feature development through to testing, deployment and ongoing optimisation. The role is suited to an Android specialist who enjoys solving technical challenges and delivering high-quality mobile applications.
Key responsibilities
Design, develop and maintain native Android applications using Kotlin and the Android SDK, delivering reliable, scalable and user-friendly mobile solutions.
Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and JSON-based services, ensuring seamless communication between Android applications, backend systems and cloud platforms.
Optimise Android application performance, responsiveness and scalability, troubleshooting defects and improving application stability and usability.
Translate functional and technical requirements into well-structured development tasks, contributing to solution design, estimation and application enhancements.
Champion development best practices, including reusable code, modular architecture, unit and UI testing, peer reviews, version control and automation.
Manage Android application deployments and releases through the Google Play Store, ensuring quality, security and consistency throughout the release lifecycle.
About you
Demonstrated commercial experience developing native Android applications using Kotlin, with strong knowledge of Android SDKs, frameworks and application architecture.
Proven experience integrating RESTful APIs, JSON-based services and backend platforms, including exposure to cloud technologies such as Firebase and AWS.
Strong understanding of Android development patterns, application lifecycle management, modular design, accessibility, security and performance optimisation.
Hands-on experience with unit testing, UI testing, Git-based workflows, CI/CD practices and end-to-end Google Play Store release management.
Strong problem-solving, analytical and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across development, testing and business teams.
Malaysian citizen or valid Malaysian Residence Pass-Talent (RPT).
Benefits
12 Months Fixed-Term Contract, with a competitive salary on offer.
Subang Jaya, Malaysia location within an established higher education institution.
Opportunity to contribute to mobile platform enhancements, application modernisation and the delivery of improved digital services.
Work within a collaborative technology team with exposure to modern Android development practices, cloud integrations and enterprise application delivery.
Apply today and Peter Li will reach out to disclose further information.