Full\-Stack Engineer (Android\/PHP)

NetForemost is a technology company seeking a Full Stack Engineer to improve and modernize their existing mobile platform. The role involves enhancing an Android application and a PHP-based backend, shipping feature improvements, and establishing a structured development workflow.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and improve an existing Android application written primarily in Java/Kotlin
• Support and enhance backend services and the API layer built around PHP and MySQL
• Review and improve app-to-backend integrations, including:
• Authentication
• Messaging
• Subscriptions
• Profile management
• Related user flows
• Refactor legacy code where needed to improve maintainability, performance, and reliability
• Identify and document backend endpoints, business logic, and system dependencies
• Set up and enforce a clean Git workflow for the project, including:
• Repository organization
• Branching strategy
• Pull requests
• Commit standards
• Release practices
• Migrate code currently managed outside proper version control into Git without disrupting ongoing development
• Work with the team to reduce risk during migration from ad hoc file/version management into a structured source control process
• Troubleshoot production issues and debug across app, API, and database layers
• Write technical documentation for:
• Setup
• Deployment
• Architecture
• Team workflows
• Recommend improvements for security, code quality, testing, and deployment

Requirements:

• Strong full stack development experience with Android and backend systems
• Solid Android experience with Java; Kotlin experience is a plus
• Strong PHP experience maintaining and improving legacy/custom backend codebases
• Good understanding of MySQL or similar relational databases
• Experience working with REST-style APIs, request/response debugging, and mobile backend integrations
• Strong Git skills, including: repository setup and migration, branching strategies, merge conflict resolution, pull request workflows, release/version tagging, history cleanup and project organization where appropriate
• Experience taking over existing or legacy projects and improving them incrementally
• Ability to document architecture, endpoints, and workflows clearly
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Experience with Retrofit, OkHttp, or similar Android networking layers
• Experience with legacy PHP applications that route multiple actions through shared gateway endpoints
• Familiarity with: Firebase, push notifications, in-app purchases, subscription flows
• Experience improving mobile app performance and release stability
• Experience setting up CI/CD pipelines for mobile and backend projects
• Understanding of: codebase audits, technical debt reduction, modernization planning