Android Engineer

Perk; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

25 days annual leave

Pension

Medical insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing support

Parental leave

Volunteer time

Work-from-anywhere allowance

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Perk is seeking an Android Engineer to build product features in Kotlin, focusing on quality and performance. You work in an Agile environment, collaborating with teams across hubs including London. The role supports platform engineering and end-user experience improvements.

Based in the UK, this hybrid role requires commuting to hubs, with opportunities for secondments and cross-team work. A strong emphasis on testing and pragmatic solutions is essential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Kotlin and Android development
• Strong emphasis on quality and testing
• Willingness to learn new technologies and frameworks
• Good English communication skills

Responsibilities

• Develop Android features in Kotlin for customer-facing and platform use
• Design, implement and test system architecture
• Participate in Agile processes with emphasis on quality and CI
• Collaborate across teams and support teammates
• Secondments to other teams for cross-product work
• Potential work on Backend-for-Frontend components
• Integrate with third-party APIs
• Collaborate with hubs in Barcelona, Berlin, London and beyond

Skills

Kotlin

Android

English communication

Testing mindset

Continuous learning

Pragmatic approach

Tools

Android SDK

REST APIs

Kotlin

Job description

Salary: £72,000 - 85,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for a product engineering mindset.
• We expect knowledge of Kotlin.
• We value pragmatism, with a focus on simplicity, efficiency, and performance.
• We want a strong desire for quality and testing.
• We look for a willingness to learn new technologies and frameworks.
• We require good communication in English.

Responsibilities:

• We develop product features in Android using Kotlin, supporting customer-facing and platform features.
• We design, implement, and test system architecture.
• We work in an Agile environment with attention to detail, quality, and continuous integration.
• We collaborate closely with others, support teammates, and help maintain a positive and healthy engineering environment.
• We may also develop different parts of our product through secondments in other teams.
• We may work on Backend for Frontend components.
• We may build integrations between our product and third-party APIs.
• We may collaborate with teams across our hubs in Barcelona, Berlin, London, and more.

Technologies:

• Android
• Backend
• Frontend
• Support
• Kotlin
• Mobile
• REST
• Security
• Web

More:

We are Perk, formerly TravelPerk, an intelligent platform for travel and spend management that automates travel bookings, expenses, invoice processing, and other manual work so people can focus on real work. We are trusted by more than 10,000 companies worldwide and have grown since our founding in 2015 into a global team of more than 1,800 people across 12 offices, with headquarters in London and Boston. We value ownership, a 7-star experience, teamwork, curiosity, and mindset. This Android Engineer role sits within a small cross-functional team supporting platform engineering projects and improving the end-user experience.

• We offer a competitive compensation package with equity
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• pension
• medical insurance
• life insurance
• wellbeing support
• parental leave
• volunteer time
• work-from-anywhere allowance
• strong growth opportunities

We work IRL-first, in person three days a week, and this role requires you to be based within commuting distance of our hubs. English is our official office language, and relocation support may be available for some roles.