Senior Android Engineer - Hybrid Leader (Remote 4d)

The Guardian; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Volunteering days

Season ticket loans

Private healthcare

Dental insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Diversity & inclusion policy

Job summary

The Guardian is seeking a Senior Android Developer to join the Apps Experience team. You’ll work on major features and maintain the Guardian Android app, coding mainly in Kotlin with some Java, and collaborating with iOS, server and web engineers, designers and product managers.

You’ll lead in projects, mentor others and contribute to technical decisions while writing testable code. The role is hybrid (1 day in Kings Cross, 4 remote days); salary is £82,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Proven Android development experience.
• Strong knowledge of Kotlin and Java.
• Experience with modern Android tooling.
• Testing experience with JVM/instrumented/UI tests.

Responsibilities

• Build and test major new features for the Guardian app.
• Improve and maintain existing functionality.
• Work 90%+ in Kotlin; some Java work may be required.
• Collaborate with iOS, server, web engineers and designers.
• Take on leadership in some projects and mentor others.
• Contribute to product and technical decision-making.

Skills

Android dev

Kotlin

Java

Jetpack Compose

Coroutines/Flow

MVVM

Webviews

Modular architecture

Tools

Android Studio

Job description

The Guardian is seeking a Senior Android Developer to join the Apps Experience team. You’ll work on major features and maintain the Guardian Android app, coding mainly in Kotlin with some Java, and collaborating with iOS, server and web engineers, designers and product managers.

You’ll lead in projects, mentor others and contribute to technical decisions while writing testable code. The role is hybrid (1 day in Kings Cross, 4 remote days); salary is £82,000 per year.