Senior Android Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Oversee the design, development, and launch of major customer-facing Android features within the Core team.

• Take full ownership of technical tasks from start to finish, including problem identification, approach development, trade-off management, safe delivery, and outcome evaluation.

• Establish and refine Android architecture, modularization, and engineering practices as the product expands.

• Engage in hands-on development using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, ensuring the production of maintainable and well-tested code.

• Enhance performance, reliability, accessibility, and deliver polished customer experiences.

• Conduct code reviews and elevate standards for testing, observability, and release quality.

• Mentor and assist fellow engineers, disseminating Android knowledge throughout the team.

• Shape product and technical decisions in collaboration with Product, Design, Backend, Web, iOS, and the broader Android community.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of professional native Android development experience, demonstrating an increase in scope and responsibility.

• Proven track record of launching and maintaining production Android applications on Google Play.

• Extensive expertise in Kotlin and significant hands-on experience with Jetpack Compose.

• Familiarity with designing and advancing Android architecture, including the separation of concerns and modularization.

• Strong understanding of Coroutines, Flows, lifecycle-aware tasks, testing, and Android-specific edge cases.

• Experience in enhancing app performance, stability, and production quality.

• Proficiency in testing using unit and Android UI testing tools, such as JUnit, Espresso, or Compose Testing.

• Knowledge of APIs, networking, data persistence, and dependency injection; familiarity with Koin is advantageous.

• Ability to lead major features from concept through to delivery, with an assessment of outcomes.

• Demonstrated experience in mentoring engineers, improving code quality, and influencing technical decisions.

• Strong product judgment with a focus on customer experience.

• Excellent communication skills and effective collaboration within a fast-paced cross-functional team.

• Must currently reside in the UK.

• Must possess full rights to work in the UK.

🏝️ Benefits

• Private health insurance with no excess, including optical coverage and optional dental care.

• Income protection.

• Tenure-based holiday policy: an additional two days of leave after three years, increasing to 30 days annually after five years.

• Flexible working arrangements.

• Comprehensive support for home office setup.

• Nursery salary sacrifice scheme.

• Salary sacrifice programs for technology and holidays.

• Retail discounts and subscription benefits.

• Quarterly team social events.