Senior Android Engineer - Jetpack Compose (Remote Contract)

Hedgehog Lab; Ledston; Remote; GBP 83,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Outside IR35

6-month contract

Job summary

Hedgehog Lab is delivering a UK bank's Android app migration to Jetpack Compose in a contract role. You will work remotely within a consultancy team that values testing and code quality, developing new UI while modernising the codebase and integrating with REST APIs.

The project emphasizes secure coding practices and collaboration on pull requests, sprint planning and reviews, with a start planned for January 2027 and a six-month outlook.

Qualifications

• Commercial Android experience with Kotlin, including modern UI and testing practices.
• Experience migrating XML/Data Binding to Compose and maintaining legacy Java code.
• Strong MVVM architecture with Hilt and Dagger dependency injection.
• Proficient in unit testing with JUnit and MockK to ensure code safety.
• Knowledge of mobile security basics, secure network calls and data protection.

Responsibilities

• Building new features and screens in Jetpack Compose.
• Maintaining XML and Data Binding screens and migrating them to Compose.
• Working in Kotlin, with some legacy Java, within an MVVM architecture using Hilt and Dagger.
• Consuming REST APIs and maintaining third-party SDKs.
• Writing unit tests with JUnit and MockK so changes and refactors stay safe.
• Debugging on emulators and real devices, including performance issues.
• Reviewing pull requests and taking part in sprint planning, stand-ups and retros.

Skills

Kotlin Android

Jetpack Compose

MVVM architecture

Hilt & Dagger

Unit testing

Mobile security

Job description

Hedgehog Lab is delivering a UK bank's Android app migration to Jetpack Compose in a contract role. You will work remotely within a consultancy team that values testing and code quality, developing new UI while modernising the codebase and integrating with REST APIs.

The project emphasizes secure coding practices and collaboration on pull requests, sprint planning and reviews, with a start planned for January 2027 and a six-month outlook.