Senior Android Engineer

<p class="Paragraph SCXW135290125 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#4C94D8">The Challenge</span></strong><span style="color:#4C94D8">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW135290125 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">More than 75% of Talk360's users are on Android. Every release you ship reaches hundreds of thousands of people across more than 190 countries - migrants calling home, travellers managing emergencies, families staying connected across borders. For these users, a dropped call or a crash isn't a UX inconvenience. It's a broken connection to someone who matters.&nbsp;<br></span><span style="color:#444444">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW135290125 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">The craft challenge here is real. Our users are often on older devices, limited data plans, and unreliable networks. Building an app that performs beautifully under those conditions requires engineering excellence, not shortcuts. We're entering a new phase of growth. Talk360 is profitable, our B2B2C platform is expanding, and mobile remains one of the most important products in the company.&nbsp;<br></span><span style="color:#444444">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW135290125 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">We’re looking for a </span><strong><span style="color:#5D566C">Senior Android Engineer </span></strong><span style="color:#5D566C">to join our mobile team. You’ll be a core contributor to app millions rely on</span><u><span style="color:#D13438">,</span></u><span style="color:#5D566C"> building features end-to-end, raising the bar on quality and performance, and working directly with Product and the business to understand our customers. You’ll work in a team where your impact is visible from day one, and where engineers who can reach across platforms are especially valued.&nbsp;</span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW135290125 BCX0"><span style="color:#444444">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#4C94D8">What You'll Do</span></strong><span style="color:#4C94D8">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#5D566C">Build and improve the Android app</span></strong><span style="color:#5D566C">&nbsp;</span></p><ul><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Build features that keep people connected: reliable calling on older devices and unstable networks&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Ship features and experiments on the journeys that matter most to our users, from onboarding to buying credit&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Help evolve our embedded calling SDK, used by partners to bring Talk360 calling into their own apps&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Shape our design system and help modernize the app as we move to a shared Kotlin Multiplatform codebase&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Own platform quality: releases, rollouts and app health&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</span></p></li></ul><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#5D566C">Work across the mobile stack</span></strong><span style="color:#5D566C">&nbsp;</span></p><ul><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Contribute to our Kotlin Multiplatform shared core, which powers Android, iOS, and our partner SDK&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Pick up iOS work where it makes sense (a strong plus, not a requirement)&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Work closely with the Mobile Lead on architecture and technical direction&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</span></p></li></ul><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#5D566C">Learn from customers</span></strong><span style="color:#5D566C">&nbsp;</span></p><ul><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Use crash reports, Android vitals, and Play Store reviews to find and fix what hurts users most&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Work with Product before implementation to shape solutions, not just execute them&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Use AI tooling throughout your workflow to raise quality and speed; we’re building an AI-first engineering culture&nbsp;<br></span><span style="color:#444444">&nbsp;</span></p></li></ul><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#121317">The Team</span><span style="color:#0057FF">&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="color:#0057FF">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><span style="color:#444444">You’ll be working alongside Igor (iOS and Mobile Lead), David (Android), Isah (Android and Frontend), and Tom (Tech Lead). The wider tech team you’ll collaborate with includes Michal &amp; Feyi (QA), Alex (Backend), Oleg (Full Stack), and Yahaya (VoIP). On the product side, you’ll work closely with Quintin, Kseniia, and Cameron.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><span style="color:#444444">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW220514397 BCX0"><span style="color:#444444">Talk360 is a lean company, around 30 people globally, which means you’ll interact regularly across functions: ops, support, data, and marketing. That cross-functional visibility is one of the things that makes the work here interesting and your impact visible.&nbsp;</span></p> <br> <p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#121317">Tech Stack</span><span style="color:#0057FF"> </span></strong><span style="color:#0057FF">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#5D566C">Must have</span></strong><span style="color:#5D566C">&nbsp;</span></p><ul><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Kotlin&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Jetpack Compose (plus familiarity with XML)&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Android Studio&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Git&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Experience owning production Android applications&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Experience with CI setup and maintenance&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Experience implementing automated tests&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Actively using AI throughout your development workflow&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Interest / understanding / experience in cross-platform development&nbsp;</span></p></li></ul><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#444444">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#5D566C">Nice to have</span></strong><span style="color:#5D566C">&nbsp;</span></p><ul><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">iOS / Swift experience&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Kotlin Multiplatform&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">VoIP or real-time communication&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">Analytics and observability tooling (Mixpanel,&nbsp;</span><span style="color:#242424">Crashlytics </span><span style="color:#5D566C">or similar)&nbsp;</span></p></li></ul><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#444444">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><strong><span style="color:#121317">Who You Are</span><span style="color:#0057FF">&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="color:#0057FF">&nbsp;</span></p><ul><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">You naturally take ownership without waiting for permission.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">You enjoy solving hard technical problems while thinking about the bigger picture.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">You care deeply about software craftsmanship and user experience.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">You can explain the trade-offs behind your technical choices&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">You enjoy partnering with product teams and learning directly from customer feedback.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">You share what you know and help others improve and become stronger.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">You're pragmatic. You know when perfection matters and when shipping matters more.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">You're excited about building software that genuinely changes people's lives.&nbsp;</span></p></li><li><p class="Paragraph SCXW95571800 BCX0"><span style="color:#5D566C">You're based in or around Amsterdam and able to come to our office two to three times a week&nbsp;</span></p></li></ul><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><strong>What You Get&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Competitive compensation</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p>80,000 - 85,000 euros per year all-in gross</p></li></ul><p><strong>Learning and growth</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p>€1,500 annual personal development budget, plus access to company-wide training sessions to keep learning and evolving.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Time to recharge</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p>25 vacation days&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>Option to swap two public holidays per year for days that better reflect your culture or beliefs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>Recharge Fridays, unlocked when team targets are met (we’ll tell you more during the interview)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Work from anywhere</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p>As a global and diverse team, we encourage you to work from another city or country for up to 2 weeks per year, gain fresh perspectives and spark new ideas.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></li></ul><p><strong>A team you’ll actually want to be part of</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p>Weekly team lunch every Thursday&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>Regular team moments and outings&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>An international and diverse team, with colleagues from the Netherlands, South Africa, Nigeria, Suriname, Turkey, Egypt, Kenya, Ukraine and beyond&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></li></ul><p><strong>Set up for success</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p>Company laptop and all the tools you need to do your best work&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>Monthly phone allowance and commuting allowance&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></li></ul><p><strong>An environment to grow and make impact</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p>A collaborative environment where you can learn from others, take ownership, and contribute to a meaningful mission.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</p></li></ul><p><strong>About Talk360&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>Talk360 has grown into a global communications platform connecting more than 6 million people worldwide. We've successfully spun off our payments business into NjiaPay, stepped into the gap left by Skype, and built a profitable, sustainable business.&nbsp;</p><p>We're now expanding beyond our own consumer app through our SDK, enabling partners to integrate Talk360's calling infrastructure directly into their own products.&nbsp;</p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p>Our ambition is simple:<u> </u><strong>To become the world's most trusted way to call any phone number.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here’s what our users say:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><em>“I like Talk360 because it saves me a lot of money. I used to call from Zimbabwe for 15 rands a minute. Talk360 came to the rescue. Now I can call my mother for hours.” — Google Play, South Africa ★★★★★</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><em>“Talk360 is a simple and reliable app for cheap international calls. It works even if the receiver has no internet, offers good call quality, and has transparent pricing.” — Google Play, United States ★★★★★</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><em>“It is a flawless experience with no hustles at all and the tariffs are more than just fair.” — Trustpilot, United Kingdom ★★★★★</em></p><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.nl/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Netherlands</a> on Arbeitnow</a>