Lead Mobile Android Engineer

Royal London Group; Alderley Edge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Royal London is seeking a Senior Android Lead to own the technical delivery of native Android features within a focused development team in Alderley Park. You will mentor engineers, coordinate tasks, and collaborate with API and platform colleagues to deliver reliable mobile experiences.

The role requires strong Android expertise, Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, and a track record of shaping mobile solutions while uplifting engineering practices in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Strong Android development experience with commercial projects.
• Expertise in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Experience integrating mobile apps with APIs and backend services.
• Ability to lead delivery and mentor engineers.
• Clear communication and collaborative problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of native Android features.
• Coordinate tasks across a small development team.
• Mentor engineers and raise engineering standards.
• Collaborate with API, platform and wider teams.
• Shape future mobile solutions and development approaches.
• Promote effective engineering practices as the mobile function grows.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

API integration

Mentoring

Technical leadership

Communication

Tools

Azure

Job description

Contract type: Permanent Full Time 35 hours per week
Location: Alderley Park
Working style: 50% hybrid/office based
Closing date: 11th November 2026

You will lead delivery for a specific area of our app within one of our Android development teams, combining hands-on technical expertise with task coordination, mentoring and guidance. Working with mobile, API and platform colleagues, you will influence the evolution of your area of the application and the engineering practices that support it.

You will lead delivery within our Android development team, combining hands-on technical expertise with task coordination, mentoring and guidance. Working with mobile, API and platform colleagues, you will influence both the evolution of our applications and the engineering practices that support them.

About the role

• Lead the technical delivery of native Android features and enhancements.
• Coordinate technical tasks across a small development team.
• Support, guide and mentor engineers, helping the team build capability and maintain high standards.
• Collaborate with API, platform and wider technology teams to deliver reliable mobile experiences.
• Contribute to technical decisions and help shape our future mobile solutions and development approaches.
• Promote effective engineering practices as the mobile function grows.

About you

You will bring strong commercial experience in native Android development and the confidence to lead technical delivery while supporting others. We are particularly interested in your depth of mobile engineering expertise and the applications you have helped deliver.

• Strong commercial Andriod development experience.
• Expertise in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose is essential
• A proven software engineering background using native mobile technologies.
• Experience integrating mobile applications with APIs and backend services.
• Technical leadership skills, with the ability to coordinate delivery and mentor other engineers.
• Clear communication and a collaborative approach to solving technical challenges.

Experience of Azure within financial services or regulated environments, would be useful, but it is not essential. We value strong native Android capability and your ability to learn supporting technologies.

About Royal London

We're the UK's largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance.

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We're an inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected - whatever their background.