ANDROID DEVELOPER - Advertising Apps

Job Description

ANDROID DEVELOPER - Advertising Apps

THE OPPORTUNITY IN A NUTSHELL
You? An Android developer who thrives on building great products, working across teams, with a curious and proactive mindset to ask the “why” behind things.
Role? Android Developer to join our Advertising APPS team to build top-notch advertising experiences on Android that millions of users rely on.
Tech stack? Multi-flavor, complex codebase, written mostly in Kotlin & Jetpack Compose, with some legacy still in Java and XML. Fully supported design system and CI integration using GitHub Actions. Automated release management. We strive for clean, testable, and maintainable code. We always welcome testing out new interesting tech.
Company? Vend, home of Blocket, Tori, Oikotie, FINN, DBA & Bilbasen, where millions of people across the Nordics connect to find what they need, whether it’s a job, a home, a way to move, or a fresh start.
Location? Join us in our Stockholm office with the flexibility to 50% work remotely: your choice, your balance.
Why us? This is your chance to shape how ads show up in apps millions use daily - no dark patterns, just smart, user-friendly experiences. You are joining a team that values clean code, clear priorities, and trusts you to get things done your way.

Sounds like your cup of tea? Check out the details below!

WHO ARE YOU?

• You have senior and versatile experience in Android development with solid experience shipping and maintaining Android apps at scale.
• Experience with Java, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines & DI
• Comfortable with CI/CD practices, especially integrating code with tools like GitHub/BitRise, etc.
• Interested in the business impact of your work, especially how advertising can be more effective and valuable for users and the company.
• A collaborative and inclusive player who enjoys working with developers, designers, and product managers across countries and disciplines, comfortable navigating tradeoffs in product development, balancing quality, speed, and impact.
• Fluent in English, our shared language across markets and teams.
• As a person, you’re a creative thinker and a self-starter, not just someone who executes, but someone who actively seeks new ways to improve and make things better.

WHAT’S THE JOB LIKE?

Day-to-day work & projects cooking
As our new Android Developer, you are joining the APPS team in the Advertising domain. Our team's goal is to build and maintain ad experiences in native mobile apps across several top Nordic marketplaces. We’re improving how we approach advertising on mobile, both technically and from a user experience angle. It’s a mix of legacy and greenfield. Your challenge is to help evolve our setup while keeping things stable, and your opportunity is to influence foundational decisions and shape the future of advertising at Vend.

• Your focus is on crafting, refining, and evolving how ads appear and perform in our native Android apps used daily by millions of people in the Nordics.
• You build and improve how advertising is experienced by users and advertisers on Android, working closely with designers, product managers, and engineers from other disciplines.
• You contribute to and work cross-functionally on new ad features, SDK integrations, A/B tests, and platform improvements, and think creatively about what mobile advertising could look like in the future. Whether you're building shared ad modules, integrating Google Ad Manager, or experimenting with A/B tests to validate hypotheses, you're always looking for ways to improve both performance and the overall experience.
• You work closely with backend, product, and analytics teams, and you often sync with iOS and web colleagues to ensure a cohesive experience across platforms.

A few words from Amir Alavi, Engineering Manager

“Hi! This is Amir! In our Ads APPS team, we’re 2 iOS devs, we just hired our first Android dev and are looking for a second one right now! You are our new full-time Android developer and will help set the tone and direction of our team. Our culture is our strength: You are trusted to make good things happen. And you’ll be backed by a company and a team that supports you in doing just that. If you're a builder, a thinker, and a collaborator, this is your playground.”

GOT YOUR ATTENTION? Let us hear from you!

Turn yourself in by Sunday, 18th January.
👉You can choose whether to send your cover letter or go through some questions we prepared to get to know you better!
We will start with the first rounds of interviews after the application period, to give everyone a fair shot.

QUESTIONS?
Amir Alavi, Engineering Manager for Advertising Apps, is happy to provide information about the daily work and answer any questions you may have about the role at amir.alavi(at)vend.com. For any additional questions about the process, I, Alessia Porazzi, Talent Acquisition Partner, am here for you on LinkedIn or email (alessia.porazzi(at)vend.com).

RECRUITMENT PROCESS?

1. First meeting with Talent Acquisition Partner, Alessia (your background, skills & growth goals, Vend as an employer)
2. Second meeting with Engineering Manager, Amir Alavi (diving deeper into your background & skills, role goals & expectations)
3. Final tech meeting with the team at our office (tech case to dive deeper into your team's vision and way of thinking)
4. Reference check and offer!