Android Developer

develop; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Hybrid working model

Job summary

develop is seeking a Tech Lead (Android) to lead mobile engineering in a hybrid setting. You'll play a critical role in setting technical direction and executing best practices, helping shape scalable mobile solutions while promoting an AI-first culture. This position offers a base salary of up to £120k with an annual bonus, alongside opportunities for professional growth and influence within a global tech firm.

Join us if you're passionate about Android development and eager to tackle complex technical challenges in an innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in building and scaling Android applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Proven experience as a Tech Lead, Staff Engineer, or Principal Engineer.
• Deep understanding of mobile architecture patterns and performance optimisation.
• Experience in driving engineering best practices, especially around testing and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical direction for Android engineering across multiple products.
• Drive best practices in architecture, testing, and performance.
• Act as a mentor and technical coach for other engineers.
• Champion AI-first engineering culture and promote technical consistency.

Skills

Android applications development

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

AI-enabled engineering

CI/CD best practices

Mobile architecture patterns

Cross-platform technologies

Stakeholder management

Job description

Tech Lead (Android) | AI-First Mobile Engineering | Hybrid in London (1-2 Days per Week) | Up to £120k + Bonus + Benefits

We're partnering with a global technology business that is investing heavily in the future of mobile engineering and looking for an experienced Android Tech Lead to help shape the next generation of mobile experiences.

This is an opportunity to join a highly collaborative, product-led engineering environment where mobile is central to the customer experience. You'll play a key role in defining technical direction, driving engineering excellence, and embedding an AI-first mindset into how teams build, ship and scale software.

The Opportunity

As an Android Tech Lead, you'll combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership, helping teams deliver high-quality mobile applications at scale. While Android expertise is the primary focus, we're interested in engineers who understand the wider mobile ecosystem and can contribute to technical discussions across both native and cross-platform technologies.

You'll work closely with engineering leaders, product, design and platform teams to establish best practices, improve delivery standards, and champion modern development approaches, including the practical adoption of AI throughout the software development lifecycle.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading the technical direction for Android engineering across multiple products and teams.
• Driving engineering best practices across architecture, testing, CI/CD, observability, security and performance.
• Acting as a mentor and technical coach, helping engineers raise the bar through collaboration, code reviews and technical leadership.
• Championing an AI-first engineering culture, identifying opportunities to leverage AI tooling to improve productivity, accelerate delivery and enhance code quality.
• Helping shape scalable mobile solutions and promoting technical consistency across the wider mobile estate.
• Bringing a pragmatic approach to technology selection, understanding where native Android, hybrid or cross-platform solutions are most appropriate.
• Partnering closely with Product, Design and Backend teams to solve complex technical and business challenges.
• Remaining hands‑on where needed, contributing to production code and tackling complex technical problems.

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience building and scaling Android applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Proven experience operating as a Tech Lead, Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer or Lead Android Engineer.
• Deep understanding of mobile architecture patterns, scalability, maintainability and performance optimisation.
• Experience driving engineering best practices around testing, CI/CD, release management and code quality.
• Exposure to cross‑platform technologies such as Flutter, React Native or Kotlin Multiplatform would be beneficial.
• Strong interest in AI‑enabled engineering and how modern AI tooling can improve software delivery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams.
• Experience working within complex, large‑scale technology environments.

Why Join?

• Up to £120k base salary.
• Annual bonus and comprehensive benefits package.
• Hybrid working model with 1-2 days per week in a London office.
• Join a global technology business investing heavily in engineering innovation and AI.
• High levels of technical ownership and influence across mobile engineering strategy.
• Opportunity to help shape an AI‑first culture and modern mobile engineering practices.
• Work alongside talented engineers in a collaborative, forward‑thinking environment.

If you're passionate about Android engineering excellence, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and want to help define the future of AI‑first mobile development, we'd love to hear from you.