Lead Android Engineer

Bumbleinc; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bumbleinc is seeking a Lead Android Engineer for our Mobile Foundation team in the UK. The role involves exploring Kotlin features, enhancing frameworks, and leading technical roadmaps to optimize app performance. The ideal candidate will possess advanced Android SDK and Kotlin skills, with a passion for software design and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Advanced skills in Android SDK and Kotlin.
• Strong knowledge of Android API, framework components, and lifecycles.
• Excellent grasp of design patterns and OOP principles.

Responsibilities

• Explore new Kotlin language features and Android frameworks.
• Contribute to the evolution of our open-source Appyx architecture.
• Enhance core frameworks like Networking and Analytics.

Skills

Android SDK

Kotlin

Android API

Design Patterns

OOP Principles

Communication Skills

Job description

Inclusion at Bumble Inc.

Bumble Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage people of all ages, colours, sexual orientations, gender identities, veterans, parents, people with disabilities, and neurodivergent individuals to apply. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to support your confidence throughout the application process. Please let us know how we can assist you.

In your application, feel free to specify your pronouns (e.g., she/her, he/him, they/them).

Bumble is seeking a Lead Android Engineer to join our Mobile Foundation team, supporting Android engineers and broader mobile teams to deliver exceptional user experiences. You will join a team of experienced native Android and iOS engineers dedicated to solving technical challenges.

The Mobile Foundation team is part of our Mobile Platform Group, essential for enabling Bumble, Badoo, and BFF Apps' success. Our goal is to provide mobile engineering teams with reliable, industry-leading frameworks, tools, services, and integrations for development, deployment, and quality assurance.

The team develops and promotes best practices, evolves architecture patterns, and explores opportunities to optimize frameworks and processes.

What you’ll do

• Explore new Kotlin language features and Android frameworks, establishing best practices
• Contribute to the evolution of our open-source Appyx architecture
• Enhance core frameworks like Networking, Image Loading, Analytics, etc.
• Optimize app performance, components, and code
• Maintain high standards and best practices, and document them
• Lead technical roadmaps aligned with strategy and business goals
• Foster collaboration with mobile development teams
• Promote continuous process improvements

About you:

• Advanced skills in Android SDK and Kotlin
• Strong knowledge of Android API, framework components, and lifecycles
• Excellent grasp of design patterns and OOP principles
• Solid foundations in algorithms, data structures, concurrency, threading, and programming in Kotlin and Java
• Experience with protobuf, gRPC, and socket networking (desirable)
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Mentorship abilities and role model qualities
• Attention to detail, structural thinking, and passion for software design
• Enthusiasm for change

About Us

Bumble Inc. owns Bumble, Badoo, Bumble For Friends, and Geneva. Our platforms facilitate healthy, equitable relationships through Kind Connections. Founded in 2014 by Whitney Wolfe Herd, Bumble was among the first dating apps centered on women. We support dating (Bumble Date), friendship (Bumble For Friends), and professional networking (Bumble Bizz). Badoo, founded in 2006, is a pioneer in web and mobile dating. Bumble For Friends helps people connect locally for platonic relationships. Geneva is a community app for shared interests.