Hire Android developers for your team in the Netherlands

A developer needs to keep the app ready for release as well as build its screens. Google Play requires new apps and updates to target a recent Android version, so checking the target API level belongs in the release work.

• Kotlin and interfacesBuild screens with Jetpack Compose and maintain Java code and XML layouts when your existing app uses them.
• Background work and dataUse coroutines and Flow without tying up the main thread, so data work does not freeze the interface.
• App structureUse ViewModels, a repository layer and dependency injection, with Room where the app needs local data.
• Permissions and scheduled workRequest permissions when a feature needs them, handle refusals and schedule background tasks with WorkManager.
• Tests and profilingUse JUnit, Compose UI tests and Espresso, then check slow screens and memory leaks with Android Studio profilers.

You work with developers already on our client projects, not freelancers recruited for your brief. Our team handles design, development and launch, and a lead reviews code and keeps work on track.

1. 01

   Priorities

   We use a shared backlog that you control and review with us regularly, so the work follows the tasks you want addressed.

2. 02

   Setup

   Developers work in your repository, tickets and stand-ups. We agree the working-hour overlap before the work begins.

3. 03

   Access

   Give each developer an individual account with only the permissions needed. Start with staging and add production access once the review process is in place.

4. 04

   Handover

   Share the architecture, coding standards, branching and release process, plus instructions for running the project locally. We record gaps found during onboarding.

5. 05

   Quality

   We use code reviews, tests and documentation to keep the work maintainable as features and fixes are added.

When app work involves transferring personal data to India, an appropriate safeguard can include the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses. We set up the relevant contract arrangements for the data access involved in your project. We also assess the additional safeguards needed and set up measures such as encryption or pseudonymisation where that assessment calls for them. This affects the data developers use and the access arrangements for the work.

Give your developer enough information to start on work you can review.

• A ranked backlog or a first set of well-described tasks, with the work you want addressed first at the top.
• The skills and seniority needed, including experience with any specific framework or legacy system in your app.
• Your working hours, the overlap you need and the person who will answer the developer’s questions.
• A definition of done covering review rules, expected tests and how changes are deployed and approved.