Senior POS Developer – Android

·Tipperary – Nenagh

·Long Term Contract

·Daily Rate

My client us seeking a Senior Android Payments Developer to lead the development of card acceptance applications on POS devices and play a key role in a legacy modernisation programme.

You will design and implement secure, high-performance Android software for payment terminals (including PAX devices), collaborate with QA, product and programme teams, and drive payment certification with major card schemes.

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• Android POS Development
  
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  • Design and implement Android applications for POS terminals, delivering clean, maintainable Java/Kotlin code for embedded Android/AOSP-based devices.
    
  • Integrate with POS hardware: implement and validate drivers and SDK integrations for card readers, PIN pads, NFC/contactless, EMV readers, printers and peripherals (experience with PAX SDKs expected).
    
  • Implement payment flows: authorisation, settlement, reversal and offline-capable flows; ensure correct handling of EMV, contactless and magnetic stripe scenarios.
    
  
  

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• Certification & Compliance
  
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  • Prepare artefacts, run test suites and coordinate payment certification activities with card schemes and acquirers (Visa, Mastercard, Amex).
    
  • Address scheme audit findings and remediation promptly.
    
  • Implement secure coding practices and support PCI and terminal security requirements (PCI PTS, EMV kernel considerations).
    
  • Liaise with security and HSM teams on key management interfaces.
    
  
  

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• Legacy Transformation
  
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  • Migrate and refactor legacy payment codebases to modern architectures (modularisation, services, secure SDKs), preserving backward compatibility and minimising customer impact.
    
  
  

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• Performance & Observability
  
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  • Profile and optimise application performance, improve startup times and memory usage.
    
  • Add telemetry and diagnostics to aid support and SRE teams.
    
  
  

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• Automation & CI/CD
  
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  • Build and maintain automated build, test and release pipelines for terminal images and application packages.
    
  • Support automated regression and device farm test runs.
    
  
  

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• Collaboration & Mentoring
  
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  • Review peers’ code, share knowledge across the team, and work closely with QA leads, programme managers and product owners to align delivery priorities.
    
  • Participate in post-release reviews and drive root-cause analysis for critical incidents. xcfaprz
    
  
  

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• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.