Android Developer/Bristol Or Manchester

iBSC; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

iBSC is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to join a mobile security team in Bristol or Manchester, with two days on site per week.

You will build and secure Android apps, focusing on obfuscation, penetration testing, and scalable architectures to stay ahead of evolving threats.

Expertise in Kotlin/Java, Android UI design, MVVM/MVI, and modern Jetpack/Compose patterns is essential for owning end-to-end security components.

Qualifications

• Senior Android engineer with modern Jetpack/Compose experience.
• Strong Kotlin/Java expertise and Android SDK/UI design knowledge.
• Experience with architectural patterns (MVVM/MVI) and SOLID principles.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain mobile security components for Android apps, including penetration testing and obfuscation.
• Own end-to-end security-focused mobile components and collaborate with stakeholders.

Skills

Kotlin/Java

Android UI design

MVVM/MVI

Jetpack/Compose

SOLID principles

Modular codebases

Offline storage

Threading

Performance tuning

UI testing

Git

Open-source Android libraries

Stakeholder management

Architecting solutions

Self-motivation

Tools

Git

Android libraries

Open-source libraries

Job description

Senior Android Engineer to join a mobile security team in Bristol OR Manchester UK. (2 days on site per week)

The role: Build and maintain mobile security components for the bank's Android apps - covering things like penetration testing, obfuscation, and consultancy - with a focus on scalability and staying ahead of evolving threats.

Key skills they want:

• Strong Kotlin/Java

• Deep Android SDK and UI design knowledge

• MVVM/MVI, Jetpack (Architecture Components, Compose)

• SOLID principles, modular codebases

• Offline storage, threading, performance tuning

• UI testing, Git, open-source Android libraries

• Self-motivated, comfortable with stakeholder management and architecting solutions

Essentially: a senior Android dev with modern Jetpack/Compose experience who can own security-focused mobile components end-to-end.