Senior Android Engineer: Kotlin & Jetpack Compose

Fairygodboss; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan, a global leader in financial services, is hiring an Android engineer to join Chase UK mobile teams. You will design, develop, and deliver Kotlin-based features with Jetpack Compose, collaborating across cross-functional teams in a distributed environment.

You’ll implement robust architectures (MVVM/MVI), contribute to testing and performance improvements, participate in agile ceremonies, and stay current with Android and AI-enabled tooling while ensuring security and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• Solid knowledge of Kotlin and modern Android development practices.
• Experience building Android applications using Jetpack Compose.
• Understanding of MVVM, MVI, or similar patterns.
• Familiarity with Android Jetpack libraries and components.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code with a strong awareness of quality standards.
• Understanding of REST APIs and how mobile applications integrate with backend services.
• Awareness of performance, accessibility, and security considerations in mobile development.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a genuine willingness to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment.
• Working knowledge of using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support software engineering workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to help define, design, build, and release new Android mobile features that directly impact the customer experience
• Develop and maintain clean, efficient, testable, and reusable Kotlin code aligned with modern Android engineering standards
• Build intuitive user interfaces using modern Android technologies, including Jetpack Compose
• Contribute to application testing strategies to help ensure reliability, performance, and quality across all customer journeys
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application issues in close partnership with fellow engineers
• Participate in agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and regular team collaboration to support continuous and predictable delivery
• Communicate progress, blockers, and technical considerations clearly to team members and stakeholders across a geographically distributed organization
• Engage in code reviews, applying and reinforcing engineering best practices across the team
• Stay informed on emerging Android development trends, tools, libraries, and platform updates to bring fresh thinking to the team
• Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate design comprehension and coding support (e.g., drafting unit tests and documentation), validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity and security requirements

Skills

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

MVVM/MVI

REST APIs

Android Architecture

Android Jetpack libraries

Unit testing

AI tooling awareness

Code reviews

Education

Software Engineering Certification

Tools

Detox

Appium

GraphQL

Job description

J.P. Morgan, a global leader in financial services, is hiring an Android engineer to join Chase UK mobile teams. You will design, develop, and deliver Kotlin-based features with Jetpack Compose, collaborating across cross-functional teams in a distributed environment.

You’ll implement robust architectures (MVVM/MVI), contribute to testing and performance improvements, participate in agile ceremonies, and stay current with Android and AI-enabled tooling while ensuring security and data integrity.