About Circles

Founded in 2014, Circles is a global technology company reimagining the telco industry with its SaaS platform - Circles X, helping telco operators launch and operate successful digital brands through its offerings.

Having pioneered a successful blueprint for disrupting the telco space in Singapore, Circles has since launched its own digital telco, Circles.Life, in Singapore, Taiwan and Australia. Circles has also partnered with other telco operators to launch digital services, enabling our partners to accelerate growth and capture market share within a short period of time.

Today, Circles is partnering with operators in 14 countries to deliver delightful digital experiences to millions of people through our businesses.

We are backed by global investors such as Sequoia, Warburg Pincus, EDBI and Founders Fund – renowned backers of industry-shaking innovators.

Job Description:

Circles.Life is looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Android) who possesses good analytical skills, energy, drive and attention to details. The ideal candidate will be a team player with a forward-thinking mindset, ability and confidence to challenge the status quo to define future visions. You will be given a unique opportunity to work with high impact projects and interact directly with senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designing, implementing, and extending new and existing product features and platforms, working closely with product, design, and backend development teams
• Leading a core group of mobile developers in delivering high-quality software through code reviews and mentoring
• Helping design and build a reusable mobile development framework and framework components to streamline app development
• Writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Collaborating with the entire development team on a continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) process for app delivery
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and working in an Agile development environment.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or information systems,
• Knowledge of CS fundamentals and knowledge of object-oriented or functional reactive programming concepts with a keen eye towards latest developments in the Android ecosystem.
• Deep technical knowledge of Java/Kotlin, Gradle build system and at least 5 years' experience in Android app development, with at least 1 year of leading experience 
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to convey technical requirements to non-technical stakeholders (Product Managers, Marketing etc.)
• Hands on with IAC, DI (Koin / Dagger), Http(Retrofit), RxJava, coroutines, compose, various design patterns and a knack for automation. 
• Strong understanding of architectural patterns (e.g., MVVM, Clean Architecture)
• Knowledge of UI/UX design principles and ability to collaborate closely with designers.
• Understanding and implementation knowledge  of security best practices and experience with secure coding techniques.
• Experience with performance optimization, memory management, and profiling tools.
• Collaborate with QA engineers to identify and resolve bugs and issues, ensuring a seamless user experience.
• Hands-on experience with writing Unit tests. 

Nice to Have:

• Experience in iOS Development (Objective-C / Swift)
• Experience in Backend Development (Go)
• Experience in Hybrid Frameworks (Flutter, React Native, Ionic etc.)
• Contributions to the Android community, such as open-source projects, blog posts, or conference presentations.

What’s on offer

We provide a great environment and platform for employees to build their career. In this role, you can expect:

•   Unique opportunity to be a part of innovating the telecommunications industry.
•   Once in a lifetime chance to help shape a brand from the ground up.
•   Autonomy in the role and in managing your own portfolio.
•   Exposure to the fast-paced world of high-tech start-ups.
•   Attractive experience and compensation.
•   Working with passionate, smart and driven colleagues in a vibrant environment.
•   Get continuous mentoring to fast-track your career.