Senior Android Engineer

CreateFuture; Greater London, Leeds, Manchester, City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital consultancy in the UK is seeking a skilled Android Developer to create high-quality mobile applications using Kotlin Multiplatform. This role involves writing clean, maintainable code and working closely with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates have strong experience in Android development and are passionate about code quality and agile practices. The position is flexible in terms of remote work and commuting, with an emphasis on employee autonomy and team collaboration.

Benefits

35 days holiday

Enhanced parental leave

1-1 professional financial coaching

Pension matched up to 5%

Qualifications

• Strong experience in native Android development with latest tools.
• Hands-on experience with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) for shared codebases.
• Passionate about code quality, testing, and clean architecture principles.

Responsibilities

• Building high-quality mobile apps with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP).
• Writing clean, well-tested code using Kotlin and modern Android practices.
• Creating intuitive user interfaces with Jetpack Compose.
• Collaborating closely with designers and stakeholders in an agile environment.
• Championing best practices in KMP and Android development.

Skills

Native Android development

Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP)

Code quality and testing

Collaboration

Tools

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Job description

Overview

Working at CreateFuture
CreateFuture is fast becoming the UK’s most recognisable digital consultancy, with years of experience building digital products and services for major organisations whilst putting our people first. We have offices in the centre of Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, and London as well as remote employees located throughout the country.

We are a team of creators - whether that’s code, project plans, go to market strategies, culture initiatives, marketing campaigns, large language models or people policies. And together, with our clients, we create the future. This has seen us collaborate and partner across a multitude of industries and sectors, with the likes of PayPal, adidas, Natwest, FanDuel and Money Saving Expert, to name just a few.

Our reputation as a partner determined to deliver high-quality, robust and thoughtful products has enabled us to scale to over 500 people in the last couple of years, and it is our amazing people - along with the safe, supportive and friendly culture we have built - that makes CreateFuture a great place to work. Don’t just take our word for it though, we have been recognised by Best Workplaces UK multiple years in a row - across a number of categories - and our employee exit rate is astonishingly low.

Join us on our journey… Let’s create something awesome, together, today.

About the role and team

Our iOS and Android teams work simultaneously to bring similar but distinct experiences to our clients. Our Android developers use Kotlin, Coroutines and the latest Jetpack libraries. As we continue we’re always looking to find and adopt the best tools for the job - whether that’s making our CI better with automated code scanning and UI testing or developing reusable libraries that we can share across projects.

We conduct unit testing across all our projects, code is always peer reviewed, and we encourage these reviews to happen “over the shoulder” (or on a call more recently) to make it a better environment for team members to learn from each other. As a team we meet regularly to discuss new approaches and challenges, whether that’s within our project teams or in the wider mobile community.

What you'll be doing

• Building high-quality mobile apps with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), sharing business logic across Android and iOS
• Writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code using Kotlin, Coroutines, and modern Android development practices
• Creating intuitive, responsive user interfaces with Jetpack Compose
• Working closely with designers, product owners, testers, and clients in a collaborative, agile environment
• Championing engineering excellence and best practices in both KMP and Android development

We'd love to talk to you if you are

• Have strong experience in native Android development and are confident with the latest Android frameworks and tools
• Have hands-on experience with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) and understand how to architect shared codebases across platforms
• Care deeply about code quality, testing, and clean architecture principles
• Thrive in cross-functional teams and enjoy collaborating with others to build great products
• Are excited about the potential of KMP and passionate about pushing mobile development forward

What we’ll offer you

At CreateFuture, we challenge ourselves to go beyond the obvious and we care deeply about our craft and customers. You’ll have ambitious projects to sink your teeth into and plenty of opportunities to learn and grow. You’ll be part of our safe, supportive and friendly culture - that looks after you - and join our team of genuinely great people.

Our benefits include:

• Total 35 days holiday (we have flexible bank holidays)
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave
• 1-1 professional financial coaching
• Pension - matched up to 5%

View our complete list of benefits.

Location and travel

We’re looking for people within a commuting distance of our hub locations and who are flexible to travel to client sites and CreateFuture regional offices. We are very flexible and trust you to manage your own schedule to balance face-to-face time with clients, colleagues and working from home.

We create and reinforce a culture that rewards employees’ impact, not just activity. We trust our employees to work autonomously and promote ownership across all levels.

Next steps

Our TA team aims to respond to all applications within a reasonable timeframe, regardless of if we are progressing with your application.

Our process:

• 30 minute call with our Talent Acquisition Team
• 30 min Competency based interview

CreateFuture is a Great Place to Work Certified company. We look forward to your application!

We are committed to our goal of creating the most inclusive workplace possible. If you need additional support or accommodation during the application process, please don’t hesitate to let us know.