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Kotlin Developers For Hire
Hire Kotlin developers – get strategic allies.
Looking for software engineers for hire with an ownership mindset? By hiring Kotlin developers at Axon, you get seasoned Android development experts, veteran technology consultants, and reliable business partners that deeply understand your organization’s needs – all at once!
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— Our Expertise
Our Kotlin Expertise
App Upgrade and Optimization
Hire Kotlin app developers to extend your existing app’s functionality with new features, improve performance with optimized code, and boost user satisfaction with an updated design.
Application Audit
Looking for new opportunities or preparing for growth, you can hire a Kotlin expert to review your app architecture, code quality, performance, and security.
Application Testing
We make sure all the functional modules of your Kotlin-based app work as expected, don’t contain bugs, and deliver a flawless experience to your customers.
Kotlin Migration Services
Modernize your Java-based Android app by migrating it to the new programming language recommended for Android development – Kotlin.
Application Support and Maintenance
Our Kotlin engineers provide exceptional post-development services like support and maintenance, helping ensure product longevity and sustainability.
— Benefits
Benefits of our Kotlin Developers
Kotlin developers for hire we offer are fluent in Kotlin, well-versed in modern dev tools and practices, and sensitive to the clients’ business needs.
Kotlin-Specific Skill Set
From junior to senior-level engineers, our Kotlin developers have a strong knowledge of Kotlin essentials like Coroutines and Flow (for asynchronous programming), null-safety, usage of Kotlin collections and scoping functions, and extension functions and higher-order functions.
Diverse Experience
With Axon, you are certain to hire Kotlin programmers who have worked on projects of different scales and complexities, used and tested various developer tools and technologies, and can provide technical know-how based on real-life practice.
Independence
We only work with mature engineers who are disciplined, autonomous, and self-organized, so that your project manager can handle the software development process without spending their time on hand-holding and micromanaging your external hires from us.
Focus on Quality
When you hire Kotlin developers at Axon, you can be sure your application is in good hands. We take full ownership and responsibility for the quality of code we write and always escalate issues we reveal in third-party deliverables.
Teamwork Mindset
No matter if you hire a Kotlin software development team or a single Kotlin programmer, they will naturally integrate with your in-house engineering team, demonstrating effective communication and engagement from day one.
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— Cooperation
Developer Cooperation Models
With Axon, you can choose between a dedicated development team or an extended team model.
FULL OWNERSHIP
Dedicated Development Team
- You delegate your project delivery and management to a dedicated team of software engineers, UX/UI designers, QA engineers, DevOps engineers, and other specialists.
- We manage the delivery following your business requirements.
- The team acts as a development unit that you track and hold accountable. Change of scope implies a special procedure.
- Onboarding within 1-3 weeks.
- We take on project risk management.
TALENT ONLY
Extended Team
- You hire one or several software engineers with a specific skill set to take up a role within your internal project team.
- The development process is under your full control, while we manage HR.
- The hire(s) fully integrate into your team and processes.
- Scope of work is up to you.
- Rapid onboarding (up to 1 week).
- We are accountable for our engineers’ code quality.
— technologies
Technologies Our Kotlin Developers Use
Languages:
Kotlin
Frameworks:
Android SDK
Network:
Retrofit2
Okhttp
UI Tools:
Jetpack Compose
Exoplayer
Other:
Firebase
Google Maps
— what you get
Work and Interaction with
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We Recruit – You Decide
Our recruiters use extensive talent pools to find experienced Kotlin programmers based on your project needs, codebase status, role seniority level, team size, and required availability, and prepare their profiles for your review. You oversee the recruitment process and take the final decision as to the candidate who will extend your team alongside our recommendations.
[02]
We Integrate – You Manage
Our team makes sure your dedicated Kotlin developers have everything they need for work: access to the team repository and issue tracker, an account on corporate communication channels and knowledge base, can join the necessary meetings, set up a local environment, and complete the onboarding tasks. Meanwhile, the outstaffed members of your team follow your project management processes, time zone, and company policies.nctions in particular.
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We Support – You Own
We are responsible for the professional development of our outstaffed Kotlin programmers by covering their external training courses, certifications, and internal mentoring. Also, we conduct regular performance monitoring and feedback sessions to estimate client satisfaction and make the necessary adjustments for the best service quality. This way, you can have well-trained and skilled software engineers as a part of your team.
— process
How to Hire Kotlin Developers with Axon?
STEP 1
Tell us what you need
Get on a first call with our HR and technology experts to tell us about your Kotlin expertise needs: collaboration model, any specific skills, seniority level, required availability, and other details. Can’t formulate your candidate requirements precisely? No worries, we’ve got your back! We know what to ask our clients to open up their true pains and needs.
STEP 2
Review your candidates
Based on your finalized requirements, our recruiters source and interview the matching talents to provide the first pre-screened candidate profiles for your review within the first week of our collaboration. We also prepare the CVs of our internal specialists we have on the bench (if available), which will speed up the process.
STEP 3
Interviews and feedback collection
We arrange interviews with the candidate of your choice. To make sure the talents we find completely satisfy your needs and requirements, we support continuous and regular client feedback collection and weekly reporting on the recruitment process, summing up the recruitment funnel statistics including rates, skill set, offer, acceptance, and declination ratio.
STEP 4
Developer onboarding
Once you’ve made your final choice, we prepare the contractor agreement, NDA, and other required documentation for signing and provide your dedicated Kotlin developer with everything they need to join your project team: workstation, access to issue tracker, knowledge base, git, corporate messenger, mail, and other tools for effective work.
— Competencies
Must-Have Kotlin Developer Competencies
When we hire Kotlin developers for your project, we check the candidates against a rigorous Kotlin competency matrix.
Mobile Platform Optimization & UX Stability
- Lifecycle management
- User experience consistency
- Resource optimization
Reactive & Asynchronous Programming in Kotlin
- Asynchronous data handling
- Kotlin Coroutines and Flow APIs
- Lifecycle-aware programming
Application Architecture & Codebase Structure
- Use of Android Architecture Components
- Clean separation of concerns
- Scalable and testable app architecture
- Architectural thinking (MVVM, Clean Architecture)
- Modularity and testability
- Best practices and separation of concerns
Idiomatic Kotlin Usage & Code Quality
- Knowledge of null safety, extension functions, and coroutines
- Familiarity with idiomatic Kotlin practices
- Code readability and maintainability
— Success stories
Our Case Studies
[01]
Shakhtar
The client hired our Android and Kotlin development specialists to update their mobile app design, upgrade it with new features, and extend their user base through a modern feel and look.
[02]
Connected Fanatics
We provided Kotlin programming expertise along with proficiency in NFC integration and IaaC to help our client create native mobile applications for sports fan engagement through exclusive content with impressive usability and performance.
[03]
Fabnite
We engaged a broad range of technology experts, including Kotlin engineers, to develop an entire software ecosystem for event management that could unite different process participants (guests, event organizers, ticket sellers, and platform admins) within one multifunctional platform.
[04]
Muse Frame
We provided Kotlin development expertise to help our client create an exclusive application connecting their Android-based devices (screens) and mobile phones for demonstrating NFTs from the users’ mobile NFT wallets.
— Trusted by clients
What our clients
4.8 / 5.0
Based on 41 clients reviews
The team pays attention to all business requirements and how they will meet the needs of our end users.
Kjetil OshaugCTO, Fabnite AS
📍Sandefjord, Norway
They went above and beyond for all of our development needs, and all team members were amazing to work with.
Dyl BlaquiereCEO, Muse Frame
📍Adelaide, Australia
Axon's team has impressed us with their level of involvement in the project.
Rich ThompsonCEO, Xtra Point Group
📍Jacksonville, Florida
— faq
Questions & Answers
Hiring Kotlin developers offers several advantages: Kotlin is more concise, safer (with built-in null safety), and designed to reduce boilerplate code, which speeds up development and reduces bugs. Additionally, Kotlin is officially endorsed by Google as the preferred language for Android, giving you access to modern features like coroutines for better asynchronous programming and seamless integration with Jetpack libraries. Overall, Kotlin developers can deliver more maintainable and future-proof Android apps compared to Java developers.
Yes, you can hire Kotlin developers for back-end development. Kotlin runs on the JVM and is fully interoperable with Java, making it suitable for server-side development using frameworks like Spring Boot, Ktor, or Micronaut. Many companies use Kotlin on the back end to benefit from its concise syntax and modern language features while leveraging existing Java ecosystem tools.
Industries like fintech, healthcare, and e-commerce benefit the most from Kotlin because they demand highly secure, performant, and maintainable mobile applications that can evolve rapidly to meet user needs. Kotlin’s concise syntax and null-safety reduce bugs, which is critical in sensitive areas like financial transactions or patient data. Additionally, industries with heavy mobile engagement, such as entertainment and social media, leverage Kotlin’s support for modern UI toolkits like Jetpack Compose to deliver rich, responsive user experiences quickly.
The cost to hire Kotlin developers varies widely based on factors like experience level, location, and engagement model. For example, senior Kotlin developers in North America or Western Europe typically command $70–$150+ per hour, while rates in Eastern Europe or Asia can range from $30–$60 per hour. Additionally, whether you hire full-time employees, outstaffed developers, or outsourced teams will also impact overall costs and overhead.
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