Android Engineer — Remote-First, AI‑Driven Apps

Economist-Group-; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Private health insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Work From Anywhere program

Free Economist content access

Job summary

The Economist Group is seeking a Software Engineer, Android, to help build and improve our mobile apps. You will contribute to delivering reliable features while growing your expertise in native Android development, in a collaborative, remote-first environment alongside experienced engineers.

You will work on Kotlin-based apps, integrate with backend services, and contribute to architecture, testing and end-to-end delivery across our digital products. Hybrid working patterns apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in Android development.
• Proficiency in Kotlin and familiarity with Android frameworks (e.g. Jetpack Compose, Android SDK).
• Experience building and shipping mobile applications.
• Understanding of mobile development fundamentals, including UI patterns and performance considerations.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integrating backend services.
• Exposure to testing practices and CI/CD workflows.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn.
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Android applications using Kotlin and modern frameworks.
• Build user interfaces and features in collaboration with Product and Design.
• Contribute to application architecture and code quality within the team.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Debug issues and help improve application performance and stability.
• Participate in code reviews and team engineering practices.
• Work with backend services and APIs to deliver end-to-end functionality.
• Support testing, release, and CI/CD processes.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Android SDK

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Testing

Communication

Tools

Android Studio

Job description

The Economist Group is seeking a Software Engineer, Android, to help build and improve our mobile apps. You will contribute to delivering reliable features while growing your expertise in native Android development, in a collaborative, remote-first environment alongside experienced engineers.

You will work on Kotlin-based apps, integrate with backend services, and contribute to architecture, testing and end-to-end delivery across our digital products. Hybrid working patterns apply.