Mobile Engineer II - Android (Hybrid)

Axon; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Android Developer to collaborate on mobile UI designs, integrate services, and ensure high coding standards. Ideal candidates have 6+ years in Android development, proficiency in Kotlin, and familiarity with CI/CD tools. The role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a commitment to diversity and growth.

Benefits

Competitive base salary and RSUs

Comprehensive pension plan with matching contribution

Private health insurance & cash plans

30 days paid holiday + UK public holidays

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Life assurance & income protection

Career growth support and wellness resources

Qualifications

• 6+ years of industry experience shipping Android applications to the Google Play Store.
• Deep understanding of Kotlin and Android concepts.
• Experience with modern clean architecture (MVVM, MVI, etc) including unit testing.
• Android experience with Retrofit, coroutines, Hilt/Dagger, Jetpack Compose, Workmanager.
• Experience with writing quality unit tests and E2E tests.
• Experience with integrating analytics and observability systems to mobile apps.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Axon product design team to turn mobile UI designs into functional, engaging solutions.
• Interface with cloud services for seamless integration across platforms.
• Set a high technical standard for the team through code and design reviews.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Job description

Overview

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with the Axon product design team to turn mobile UI designs into functional, engaging solutions.
• Interface with cloud services for seamless integration across platforms.
• Set a high technical standard for the team through code and design reviews.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to own and deliver integrated solutions that meet customer needs.
• Enhance engineering processes, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and long-term planning.
• Build robust and reliable software that meets high standards for stability in mission‑critical applications.
• Collaborate closely with other groups to align on goals, ensuring we deliver impactful and innovative solutions.

What You Bring

• 6+ years of industry experience shipping Android applications to the Google Play Store.
• Deep understanding of Kotlin and Android concepts
• Experience with modern clean architecture (MVVM, MVI, etc) including unit testing
• Android experience with Retrofit, coroutines, Hilt/Dagger, Jetpack Compose, Workmanager
• Experience with writing quality unit tests and E2E tests.
• Experience with integrating analytics and observability systems to mobile apps. At Axon, we use tools Datadog, Sentry, Firebase extensively.
• Understanding of real‑time or low‑latency systems and their constraints

Nice to have

• Understanding of networking technologies such as WebRTC, Server‑Sent‑Events, Websockets, RTMP.
• Experience working with video streaming and IoT devices / connectivity over BLE or Wifi is a plus
• Experience with maintaining CI/CD pipelines for mobile. At Axon we use Teamcity and Github Actions

Benefits that Benefit You

• Competitive base salary and RSUs
• Comprehensive pension plan with matching contribution
• Private health insurance & cash plans
• 30 days paid holiday + UK public holidays
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Life assurance & income protection
• Career growth support and wellness resources

Don’t meet every single requirement? That’s ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long‑term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.

Axon’s mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well‑being and safety of its employees as well as Axon’s impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.

We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please [e-mail] . Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.