Android Engineer: Kotlin + Clean Architecture (Remote)

Hedgehog Lab; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hedgehog Lab is hiring a Kotlin/Java mobile developer to work on a government mobile app at scale, with a six-month outside IR35 contract. The role is mostly remote, with one day per week in Manchester, and an immediate start.

You’ll build features end-to-end using MVVM, Clean Architecture, Jetpack Compose, and rigorous automated testing. AWS CodeBuild, GitHub Actions, and K6 performance testing are part of the workflow, alongside eligibility for SC clearance.

Qualifications

• Strong Kotlin and Jetpack Compose experience.
• MVVM and Clean Architecture expertise.
• Experience with automated testing across unit, integration, and UI.
• CI/CD with GitHub Actions.
• Proficiency in Java.
• K6 performance testing experience.
• AWS and CodeBuild experience.
• Public sector/government experience and SC clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Integrate internal government services into a high-traffic mobile app end-to-end.
• Maintain high testing and quality standards throughout development.
• Mostly remote, one day per week in Manchester with a six-month runway.

Skills

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

MVVM

Clean Architecture

Automated testing

Java

Tools

GitHub Actions CI/CD

AWS

CodeBuild

K6 performance testing

Job description

Hedgehog Lab is hiring a Kotlin/Java mobile developer to work on a government mobile app at scale, with a six-month outside IR35 contract. The role is mostly remote, with one day per week in Manchester, and an immediate start.

You’ll build features end-to-end using MVVM, Clean Architecture, Jetpack Compose, and rigorous automated testing. AWS CodeBuild, GitHub Actions, and K6 performance testing are part of the workflow, alongside eligibility for SC clearance.