Senior Android Mobile Engineer

Royal London; Alderley Edge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Job summary

Royal London is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to grow and evolve its mobile capability. You will design, build, and deliver high-quality native Android features and enhancements, taking ownership of complex technical work and mentoring other engineers.

You will collaborate with API, platform, product, and wider tech teams to deliver reliable mobile experiences and contribute to testing, reviews, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Kotlin with Jetpack Compose essential.
• Strong native Android development experience.
• Experience integrating mobile apps with backend APIs.
• Ability to write maintainable, testable code and participate in code reviews and automated testing.
• Ownership of technical delivery and mentoring of other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and deliver high-quality native Android features and enhancements.
• Contribute to technical decisions and translate customer/business needs into mobile solutions.
• Support and mentor other engineers, maintaining high standards.
• Collaborate with API, platform, product and wider technology teams to deliver reliable mobile experiences.
• Write maintainable, well-tested code and contribute to reviews, testing and continuous improvement.
• Champion effective Android engineering practices as our mobile capability grows.

Skills

Kotlin

Android development

Code reviews

Mentoring

Tools

Jetpack Compose

APIs integration

Azure

Job description

“It feels good to have a career with real purpose.”

Contract type: Permanent Full Time 35 hours per week
Location: Alderley Park
Working style: 50% hybrid/office based
Closing date: 11th November 2026

We are looking for a Senior Android Engineer to help grow and evolve Royal London’s mobile capability. This is an opportunity to make a visible impact, shape how we build high-quality native Android experiences and deliver new features and enhancements for our customers.

You will play a key role within our Android development team, combining hands‑on engineering expertise with collaboration, technical guidance and support for other engineers. Working with mobile, API and platform colleagues, you will contribute to the evolution of our applications and the engineering practices that underpin them.

About the role

• Design, build and deliver high-quality native Android features and enhancements.
• Contribute to technical decisions and help turn customer and business needs into effective mobile solutions.
• Support and mentor other engineers, sharing knowledge and helping the team maintain high standards.
• Collaborate with API, platform, product and wider technology teams to deliver reliable mobile experiences.
• Write maintainable, well‑tested code and contribute to reviews, testing and continuous improvement.
• Champion effective Android engineering practices as our mobile capability grows.

About you

You will bring strong commercial experience in native Android development and the confidence to take ownership of complex technical work while supporting others. We are particularly interested in the depth of your mobile engineering expertise, your approach to quality and the applications you have helped deliver.

• Expertise in Kotlin with experience with Jetpack Compose is essential.
• A strong software engineering background using native mobile technologies and modern Android development approaches.
• Experience integrating mobile applications with APIs and backend services.
• Experience writing maintainable, testable code and contributing to code reviews and automated testing.
• The ability to take ownership of technical delivery and support the development of other engineers.
• Clear communication and a collaborative approach to solving technical challenges.

Experience Azure within financial services or regulated environments would be useful, but it is not essential. We value strong native Android capability and your willingness to learn supporting technologies.

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We’ve always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance.

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We’re an inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.

Only candidates who have the legal right to work in the UK or Ireland can undertake this role.
Unfortunately, Royal London is unable to provide visa or work permit sponsorship.