Senior Android IoT Software Engineer

Location: Remote in Romania

Company

hirify.global is a technology company headquartered in Cluj-Napoca with offices in Oradea and more than 1,200 IT professionals. It delivers software development and managed services for clients in retail, manufacturing, finance, banking, and other industries.

What you will do

• Own the Android IoT application end to end, including architecture, implementation, feature delivery, code quality, maintainability, and device- and OS-level behavior.
• Collaborate with product, design, backend, QA, and support teams, and lead discovery sessions with client counterparts.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve defects, crashes, production incidents, and device or firmware failures.
• Support release preparation, deployment, rollouts, and post-release validation, including Android IoT fleet operations.
• Improve code quality, maintainability, test coverage, technical debt, documentation, runbooks, onboarding materials, and engineering practices.
• Contribute to operational targets for uptime, quality, stability, latency, release stability, security, and incident response.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Android application development with Kotlin and Firebase.
• Solid understanding of the Android platform below the app layer, including firmware validation and diagnosing failures across the whole device.
• Experience with Android IoT fleet management, including FOTA rollouts, monitoring, OS firmware validation, and APK rollouts.
• Understanding of incident and problem management, including service restoration, root-cause analysis, debugging, and diagnosis.
• Experience with source code and version control tools such as Git and GitLab.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with functional and technical roles and drive discovery sessions with client counterparts.
• Regular use of AI tools to improve productivity, automate or reduce repetitive work, support decision-making, and deliver higher-quality outcomes.
• Ability to use AI tools responsibly by structuring effective prompts, critically validating outputs, understanding limitations, and taking ownership of final results.
• Strong English communication skills.

Nice to have

• Native experience with Flutter, Swift, or C++.
• Experience with mobile applications for IoT devices, device pairing, diagnostics, and connectivity.
• Understanding of Android firmware and app rollout concepts, canary releases, rollback strategies, and device fleet operations.
• Familiarity with AWS-backed systems or serverless architectures.
• Experience with AI-augmented development practices.
• Experience with solutions in the manufacturing or agricultural sectors.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, people-first environment where employment decisions are based on merit, skills, and performance.
• Holistic wellbeing program covering physical, emotional, social, and work-life wellbeing.
• Medical benefits, gym support, personalized fitness options, team events, and a Healthy Habits Club.
• Flexible work-life approach within a growing hybrid community.