Software Engineering I - Android

Booking.com Compass
Amsterdam, Netherlands
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Junior

Job location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tech stack

A/B testing
Android
Automation of Tests
Continuous Integration
Open Source Technology
Software Engineering
SQL Databases
Marketplace

Job description

  1. Defining standards - establishing accessibility, semantic correctness, and inclusive design best practices across platforms.
  2. Enabling adoption - building the tooling, libraries, and automation platforms that make these standards easy to integrate for all product teams.
  3. Ensuring governance - creating observability and monitoring mechanisms that track adherence and support continuous improvement.

As an Android Engineer in the UI Standards team, you'll contribute to building and scaling these foundations. You'll collaborate with designers, UX researchers, and technical writers to translate inclusive design principles into high-quality, reusable Android components and developer-facing tools that empower teams to deliver a consistent and delightful traveler experience., * Develop and maintain Android libraries, SDKs, and tooling that promote accessibility, consistency, and design alignment across Booking.com's mobile ecosystem.

  • Collaborate with cross-disciplinary partners - including Design Systems, UX, Research, and Accessibility - to translate inclusive design standards into practical developer solutions.
  • Implement automation, CI/CD checks, and linting or testing tools that detect and enforce UI standards across teams.
  • Contribute to defining, testing, and scaling new patterns and components that improve app-wide usability and semantic correctness.
  • Partner with product teams to drive adoption of standards and gather feedback to evolve the framework.
  • Participate in technical design discussions, documentation, and knowledge sharing to help other developers build consistent experiences.
  • Engage in continuous improvement through A/B testing, experimentation, and performance optimizations that balance user delight with accessibility compliance.

Requirements

  • 1-3 years of experience in Android application development using Android SDK.
  • Strong interaction and design sense with excellent attention to detail.
  • Self-motivated to explore new technologies, applications, and environments; a self-starter who is highly motivated and a team player.
  • Experience with the Android Marketplace and Distribution Process, including having an approved Play Store app.
  • Knowledge of SQL or willingness to learn, experience with A/B testing, passion for open source contributions, and a curiosity for technological innovations and latest trends.

Benefits & conditions

Benefits & Perks - Global Impact, Personal Relevance:

  • Annual paid time off and generous paid leave scheme including: parent, grandparent, bereavement, and care leave
  • Hybrid working including flexible working arrangements, and up to 20 days per year working from abroad (home country)
  • Industry leading product discounts - up to 1400 per year - for yourself, including automatic Genius Level 3 status and Booking.com wallet credit

About the company

At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We're the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you encounter. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the memories you make. Through our products, partners and people, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world., Welcome to the world of Booking.com Compass. This is the space and community we have created at Booking.com for all of you who have just started navigating your first career journey.

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