Senior Android Engineer

Midnite; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Income protection

Tenure holiday policy

Flexible working and home office setup

Nursery salary sacrifice scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

Retail discounts and subscription.perk

Quarterly team socials

Job summary

Midnite is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to lead the technical delivery of customer-facing Android experiences in its Core team. You will own significant features end-to-end, shape scalable architecture, and stay hands-on with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.

Collaborating with Product, Design, and Engineering, you will translate customer problems into polished releases, mentor peers, and raise Android platform quality as the product scales.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial native Android development.
• Strong Kotlin and Jetpack Compose experience.
• Experience shipping Android apps on Google Play.
• Ability to lead features from discovery to delivery.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and release of significant customer-facing Android features.
• Own end-to-end technical work: clarify the problem, shape the approach, manage trade-offs, ship safely.
• Set and evolve Android architecture, modularisation, and engineering practices as the product scales.
• Build hands-on with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, producing maintainable, well-tested code.
• Drive performance, reliability, accessibility, and a polished customer experience.
• Lead code reviews and raise standards for testing, observability, and release quality.
• Mentor and support other engineers, sharing context and Android expertise across the team.
• Influence product and technical decisions with Product, Design, Backend, Web, iOS, and the wider Android discipline.

Skills

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Android architecture

Coroutines

Code reviews

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Product & design collaboration

Job description

Why Midnite?

Midnite is a next-generation sports betting and gaming platform built for a new wave of players.

We combine sharp product thinking, bold brand, and fast execution to create experiences that feel modern, intuitive, and built for how people actually play today.

Over 400,000 players have already made the move, and we’re only just getting started.

We’re a high-performance team operating at pace. High ownership. Constant iteration. No hiding behind processes. We move quickly, test relentlessly, and turn ambitious ideas into real impact. If you’re driven, creative, and thrive in fast-moving environments where you can shape meaningful outcomes - keep reading.

Not your grandad’s bookie.

The Role

Title: Senior Android Engineer

Team: Core team

Location: UK, Remote

Salary: £85,000- £95,000 per annum

As a Senior Android Engineer in Midnite’s Core team, you’ll lead the technical delivery of customer-facing Android experiences. You’ll own significant Android features end-to-end, shape a scalable architecture, and stay hands-on with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. Working closely with Product, Design, and Engineering, you’ll turn customer problems into reliable, polished releases, mentor other engineers, and raise the quality of the wider Android platform.

You will:

• Lead the design, development, and release of significant customer-facing Android features within the Core team
• Own technical work end-to-end: clarify the problem, shape the approach, manage trade-offs, ship safely, and learn from outcomes
• Set and evolve Android architecture, modularisation, and engineering practices as the product scales
• Build hands-on with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, producing maintainable, well-tested code
• Drive performance, reliability, accessibility, and a polished customer experience
• Lead code reviews and raise standards for testing, observability, and release quality
• Mentor and support other engineers, sharing context and Android expertise across the team
• Influence product and technical decisions with Product, Design, Backend, Web, iOS, and the wider Android discipline

What you’ll bring:

• 5+ years of commercial native Android development, with evidence of growing scope and responsibility
• A strong record of shipping and supporting production Android apps on Google Play
• Deep Kotlin expertise and substantial hands-on Jetpack Compose experience
• Experience designing and evolving Android architecture, including clear separation of concerns and modularisation; able to explain trade-offs
• Strong knowledge of Coroutines, Flows, lifecycle-aware work, testing, and Android-specific edge cases
• Experience improving app performance, stability, and production quality
• A thoughtful testing approach using unit and Android UI testing (for example JUnit, Espresso, or Compose Testing)
• Experience with APIs, networking, data persistence, and dependency injection; Koin is useful
• Ability to lead significant features from discovery through delivery and assess their outcomes
• Evidence of mentoring engineers, improving code quality, and influencing technical decisions
• Strong product judgement and a focus on customer experience
• Clear communication and effective collaboration in a fast-moving cross-functional team

Winnings

• Private health insurance with zero excess, including optical cover and optional dental.
• Income protection to protect your earnings and give you peace of mind.
• Tenure holiday policy. After three years you receive an extra two days leave, increasing to 30 days annually after five years.
• Flexible working and a fully supported home office setup so you can do your best work from home.
• Nursery salary sacrifice scheme helping parents save thousands each year on nursery fees.
• Salary sacrifice schemes for tech and holidays so you can spread the cost of the things you want.
• Retail discounts and subscription perks across a wide range of brands.
• Quarterly team socials to connect, celebrate and have fun together.

At Midnite, we’re committed to creating equal opportunities for everyone. We actively strive to build balanced teams that reflect the diversity of our communities, including ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, the LGBTQIA+ community, and all genders.

We aim to provide an inclusive and supportive interview experience for all candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know in advance so we can ensure you feel comfortable and set up for success.