Hire Android App Developers
An Android app has to behave on thousands of device models, several OS versions and whatever each manufacturer did to battery management. Drawing the screen is the short part. The long part is surviving process death, a weak network and a phone that is four Android releases behind.
Our Android developers write Kotlin first and read Java without complaint. The engineer works in your repository and your Play Console, joins your planning calls and answers to you. Employment, hardware and cover for absence stay with us.
Android jobs you can pass to us
Android requests tend to fall into six groups. Anything outside them is still worth a message.
Features in Jetpack Compose
New screens written in Compose with state held in a ViewModel, navigation that restores correctly after the system kills the process, and previews so a designer can check the result without installing a build.
Java to Kotlin, XML to Compose
Converting an older codebase one module at a time. Java classes become Kotlin, AsyncTask and callback chains become coroutines and Flow, and XML layouts are replaced screen by screen while both UI systems run side by side.
Target API and Play policy updates
Google Play raises the required target API level every year, and each step changes behaviour: edge-to-edge layout, foreground service types, photo and notification permissions, 16 KB page sizes for native libraries. We work through the list and test on the affected OS versions.
Offline storage and sync
Room databases with tested migrations, WorkManager jobs that respect Doze and battery limits, and conflict handling for records edited on two devices. The app should stay usable in a lift and catch up afterwards.
Crashes, ANRs and slow start-up
Reading Android vitals and Crashlytics, reproducing the fault, then removing the cause: disk or network calls on the main thread, leaked activities, oversized bitmaps. Baseline Profiles and R8 rules belong to the same job.
Device and SDK integrations
Bluetooth Low Energy peripherals, barcode scanning with CameraX and ML Kit, maps, push messaging, Play Billing subscriptions, and payment or analytics SDKs that must be upgraded without breaking the build.
Libraries and tools around an Android project
Kotlin alone does not ship an app. This is the surrounding toolset an Android engineer is expected to handle.
- Languages & UI
- KotlinJavaJetpack ComposeXML ViewsMaterial 3
- Architecture
- ViewModelCoroutinesFlowHiltKoinNavigation
- Data & network
- RoomDataStoreRetrofitOkHttpKtor clientWorkManager
- Testing
- JUnitMockKEspressoCompose UI testsRobolectric
- Release
- GradleAndroid StudioPlay ConsoleFastlaneFirebase App DistributionGitHub Actions
- Monitoring
- Firebase CrashlyticsAndroid vitalsLeakCanaryBaseline Profiles
Which level of Android engineer the work calls for
The gap between levels shows when something fails on a handset you do not own. Match the level to how much of that you expect.
Junior
Builds screens from a finished design, connects them to an existing API client, and fixes bugs that arrive with a device model and steps. Every pull request should be reviewed.
Choose when: a senior Android developer on your side sets the architecture and reviews each day.
Mid-level
Takes a feature through implementation, tests and staged rollout. Handles lifecycle, permissions and background limits without being reminded.
Choose when: the app has a settled architecture and a list of features waiting to be built.
Senior
Decides module boundaries, offline strategy and release process. Diagnoses a crash from a stack trace and a vitals chart, and plans a migration so that it ships in parts.
Choose when: the app is large, old or central to your income, or nobody on your team knows Android in depth.
How an Android engagement begins
Send us the state of the app
Give the minimum and target SDK, whether the UI is Compose or XML, and what needs doing. Read access to the repository and the Play Console says more than a specification.
Meet the proposed engineer
We put forward one named Android developer and you interview them yourself. If they are not right for the work, tell us and we suggest another person.
One contained task first
Pick a real ticket of limited size, such as a crash fix or a single screen. It shows you the quality of the pull requests before any longer commitment.
Settle into a weekly cycle
Tickets live in your tracker and builds go out through your own release track. Each week you receive a written summary, and each month a single invoice.
Android developer rates
Our rates are published. Pick the role and move the sliders for an indicative budget.
Rate card
| Role | Hourly | Monthly* |
|---|---|---|
| Frontend / WordPress | AED 110 | AED 17,600 |
| Backend / API | AED 118 | AED 18,880 |
| Full-stack | AED 129 | AED 20,640 |
| Mobile (React Native / Flutter) | AED 129 | AED 20,640 |
| DevOps / Cloud | AED 147 | AED 23,520 |
| AI / Automation engineer | AED 165 | AED 26,400 |
| QA / Test engineer | AED 92 | AED 14,720 |
| UI / UX design | AED 103 | AED 16,480 |
*160 hrs/month full-time. Rates are indicative for planning, in UAE dirhams (converted from our US-dollar rates at the fixed peg of 3.6725), before VAT where applicable, and depend on seniority, contract length and timezone overlap. Longer engagements and multi-role teams are discounted — ask.
Would this suit your Android project?
We are a good choice when
- Your app is live on Google Play and needs regular releases.
- You have a queue of Android work but no case for a permanent local hire.
- You want the person writing the code in your stand-up and your pull requests.
- You run an agency and need Android capacity delivered under your own brand.
Look elsewhere when
- You need a single fix that takes an afternoon.
- The work involves prototype hardware that cannot leave your premises.
- You want a fixed quote for an app whose features are still being decided.
- Your team cannot offer any shared working hours with India.
Questions Android clients raise first
Do you write Kotlin or Java?
New code is written in Kotlin. Existing Java is maintained as it stands or converted gradually, since the two languages compile into the same app and call each other freely.
Our app still uses XML layouts. Do we have to move to Compose?
No. Views are still supported, and Compose can be added one screen at a time inside an existing activity or fragment. We suggest converting a screen when it is due for significant change anyway.
Which devices do you test on?
Emulators cover OS versions and screen sizes. Physical phones cover what emulators miss, such as manufacturer battery rules and camera behaviour. Tell us which models matter most to your users and we agree a test list; a cloud device farm can be added through your account.
Who holds the signing key and the Play Console account?
You do. The app is published from your developer account, with the engineer added as a user holding only the permissions the work needs. The upload key stays in your CI secrets, and Play App Signing keeps the app signing key with Google.
Who owns the source code?
You. Commits go to your repository under your organisation, and the agreement signed before work starts sets out ownership and confidentiality.
What happens if our developer leaves?
We arrange a replacement and you approve that person just as you approved the first. Because code, tickets and notes sit in your tools, the new engineer starts from the record and not from memory.
Describe your Android app
A short note will do: what the app is for, its minimum SDK and UI toolkit, and the change you need. We reply within one business day.