Mobile Developer (Android)

Burns Sheehan; Epsom; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns Sheehan Ltd is seeking an Android Developer to help rebuild native apps for a Tech for Good business. The role blends remote work with monthly onsite in Epsom, Surrey, and aims to deliver a fast, reliable, and safety-critical customer experience.

You will work with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Architecture Components, collaborating across product, QA, and backend teams, embracing AI-assisted development and large data challenges to keep users safe in real-time.

Qualifications

• Commercial experience building native Android apps with Kotlin/Java.
• Strong knowledge of Android components and app architecture.
• Experience with REST APIs, testing, and code reviews.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Android features with emphasis on performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with product, QA, and backend teams to deliver robust API integrations.
• Improve crash/ANR reduction and optimize background execution and location handling.
• Adopt modern delivery practices including CI/CD and AI-assisted tooling.

Skills

Android

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Architecture Components

Tools

Android Studio

Play Store releases

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Android Developer | Tech for Good

Up to £65,000 per anum

Remote working - once a month onsite in Epsom, Surrey

Android (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Architecture Components)

We're partnering with a Tech for Good business, who are developing mission-critical mobile and cloud-based solution at scale across the business. Their products support users in real-time environments where reliability, performance and resilience are essential.

With their brand-new, cloud-native platform now built, they are embarking on an exciting new phase: rebuilding their mobile apps from the ground up. They are looking for a skilled Android Developer to join the team, to help deliver a fast, reliable, and safety-critical customer experience.

Why this role is exciting:

• Greenfield Rebuild: Assist in rebuilding the Android and iOS apps completely from scratch, real impact on products where performance and resilience genuinely matter.
• Tech for Good: Every line of code you write directly supports keeping people safe in real-time, vulnerable situations.
• AI-Driven Workflows: Heavy investment in AI-embedded enablement. You will actively use and help develop AI agents to expedite delivery and supercharge the development workflow.
• Massive Data Challenges: Work with over a billion data points, utilizing location services, sensors, and real-time communication.

What you will do as an Android Developer:

• Design, implement, and maintain new product features with a strong focus on Android (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Architecture Components).
• Collaborate closely with the Lead Mobile Developer, Product, QA, and backend teams to deliver robust API integrations and end-to-end solutions.
• Drive operational excellence on Android-managing crash/ANR reduction, background execution constraints (Foreground Services, WorkManager), and reliable background location handling.
• Embrace modern delivery practices, including CI/CD, feature flags, incremental rollouts, and AI-assisted development tooling.

What they're looking for:

• Strong Android Fundamentals: Experience as an Android Developer, having commercial experience building native Android apps (Kotlin/Java, Android Studio, Play Store releases) and a willingness to learn or work across iOS over time.
• Deep Platform Knowledge: Solid understanding of Android background execution, battery optimization, and location handling (FusedLocationProviderClient).
• Integration & Quality: Experience with secure REST APIs, OAuth2/SSO, automated testing, and code reviews.
• AI Enthusiast: Experience working with agentic models and AI-embedded workflows to accelerate engineering output.

Android Developer | Tech for Good

Burns Sheehan Ltd will consider applications based only on skills and ability and will not discriminate on any grounds.