Senior Software Engineer (Android)

News UK; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in the UK is seeking a Senior Mobile Engineer to develop and enhance mobile applications. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, mentoring engineers, and delivering high-quality solutions. The company offers a hybrid working policy, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary

Wide range of training available

Private medical insurance

Discounted gym memberships

'Bikes for Work' and 'Electric Car' scheme

Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books

Generous pension scheme with employer contributions

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Solid commercial app development experience using Kotlin.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features and optimize existing ones for mobile applications.
• Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to deliver quality mobile apps.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure code quality and performance.
• Mentor and guide other engineers to uphold high coding standards.

Skills

Kotlin

Android architecture patterns (e.g. MVVM)

SOLID design principles

Unit testing with JUnit and Mockito

UI automation testing with Espresso

Reactive programming (RxJava, Kotlin Coroutines/flow)

Continuous Integration (CircleCI)

Gradle

Job description

Job Description

The News UK Tech team is at the core of one of the world's leading media companies, bringing together talented individuals to tackle exciting challenges and deliver innovative products at scale. Recently named Team of the Year at the UK Business Innovation Awards, we are passionate and trusted experts creating industry‑leading solutions through attracting and developing the best talent.

Team

The Times Technology team is responsible for developing and enhancing the digital products of The Times and The Sunday Times, including our website and mobile apps. We work collaboratively with internal and external digital platform teams to deliver industry‑leading solutions. Our team of over 120 professionals is agile, cross‑functional, and diverse, with members based in London, Sofia, and Bangalore. Together, we are united by our passion for delivering world‑class digital experiences.

Role

As a Senior Mobile Engineer, you will contribute to the development of best‑in‑class mobile apps, working closely with product owners, stakeholders, and your engineering peers to deliver innovative, high‑quality solutions. You will report to a Principal Engineer, supporting the delivery of technical strategies and tactical implementations, while also mentoring other engineers to maintain high standards of engineering excellence.

Day to day you will

• Develop new features and optimise existing ones for mobile applications, ensuring they meet business and user needs.
• Collaborate with product owners, stakeholders, and cross‑functional teams to deliver quality mobile apps.
• Participate in technical discussions to ensure solutions are robust, scalable, and fit for purpose.
• Mentor and guide other engineers to uphold high coding standards and best practices.
• Support the Principal Engineer in delivering on technical strategies and ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure code quality, security, and performance.
• Lead by example, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
• Present technical concepts and solutions to internal teams, contributing to strategic discussions.

Skills

• Solid commercial app development experience using Kotlin
• Android architecture patterns (e.g. MVVM)
• SOLID design principles
• Unit testing with JUnit and Mockito
• UI automation testing with Espresso
• Reactive programming, experience with RxJava and Kotlin Coroutines/flow advantageous
• Continuous Integration – previous experience with CircleCI would be a bonus
• Gradle

At News UK, we know the value of working together, which is why we operate a hybrid working policy with a minimum of three days a week in the office. Being in the office allows us to collaborate, innovate, and thrive as a team in our vibrant and dynamic workspace. Some roles may require more office‑based days depending on the nature of the position, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter to learn more about what's required for your role.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre‑existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
• 'Bikes for Work' and 'Electric Car' scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

Life at News

Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual's potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities – attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

We are News UK

One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, Talk and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market‑leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world‑famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

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