Lead Mobile Android Engineer

Royal London; Alderley Edge; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Employer pension scheme up to 14%

Job summary

Royal London in Alderley Edge is seeking a lead Android engineer to own delivery for a major area of our app. You will hands-on develop in Kotlin with Jetpack Compose, while coordinating a small team of engineers and mentoring others.

Collaboration with API and platform teams will shape the evolution of our mobile experiences. We value robust engineering practices and the ability to influence technical directions while delivering high-quality software.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Proven software engineering background in native mobile technologies.
• Experience integrating mobile apps with APIs and backend services.
• Technical leadership and mentoring experience.
• Clear communication and collaboration to solve technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of native Android features and enhancements.
• Coordinate technical tasks within a small development team.
• Mentor engineers to build capability and high standards.
• Collaborate with API, platform and tech teams to deliver reliable mobile experiences.
• Influence future mobile solutions and engineering practices.

Skills

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Android development

APIs integration

Technical leadership

Job description

“It feels good to have a career with real purpose.”

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.

• 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.

Only candidates who have the legal right to work in the UK or Ireland can undertake this role.
Unfortunately, Royal London is unable to provide visa or work permit sponsorship.