Software Engineer (Android)

JR United Kingdom; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company focused on innovative healthcare solutions is seeking a Software Engineer (Android) for their product development team. This role involves developing Android applications to enhance patient rehabilitation experiences. With a focus on cutting-edge technology and a dynamic startup environment, the position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

32 days paid leave

Private medical insurance

Flexible working options

Cycle to work scheme

Travel opportunities

Qualifications

• 2+ years in Android development with a solid background in designing and deploying applications.
• Strong skills with modern Android practices and server-side technologies.
• Experience in developing user-friendly products using Jetpack Compose.

Responsibilities

• Own the building and maintenance of Android applications.
• Support automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to build a robust tech stack.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

API integrations

Collaboration

Adaptability

Tools

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Pulumi

Grafana

Crashlytics

Job description

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Bioliberty is on a mission to give everyone the best chance at recovery from a mobility-limiting condition or injury—so they can reclaim their independence and quality of life. Founded in 2020, we've raised $7 million from a blend of public and private investors and successfully launched our first product, Lifehub Clinic, to the US healthcare market in May 2025. This is your opportunity to build technology with real-world impact, directly improving patient outcomes and helping clinicians to deliver more engaging, effective rehabilitation experiences.

This role can be fully remote within the UK or office-based at our headquarters in the National Robotarium in Edinburgh—a world-leading hub for robotics, AI, and autonomous systems.

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This job is for a Software Engineer (Android) to join our product development team, focused on building Android applications. This position will have the following responsibilities:

Android Platform development: Own the building and maintenance of the backend and front end of patient-focused software initiatives. This is currently an Android application using Kotlin and Jetpack compose, combined with a serverless backend built with AWS and Typescript. We want to expand our patient population by implementing brand new therapy functionality, as well as visualise the behaviour and recovery of patients in their rehab journey.

CI/CD pipelines: Support automated build, test and deployment processes to ensure seamless release cycles to our clients.

Collaboration: Work with our other engineering teams and leads to build a robust tech stack that supports our clinician web portal, unity games, firmware and hardware.

Innovation: Help drive the evolution of our rehabilitation tools and monitoring by integrating clinical standards into the latest modern Android tech stack.

Cross-org Engagement: Partner with product teams, patients, clinicians, and executives to improve the user interface and data reporting features based on real-world needs.

Quality & Security: Implement solutions that ensure the reliability and security of patient data, and that meet global software and medical regulatory standards and practices.

Requirements

• Experience: 2+ years in Android development, with a solid background in designing and deploying robust applications
• Technical Proficiency: Strong skills with modern Android development practices, server-side technologies, and API integrations (see technical skills for more details)
• Eye for Design: Experience in developing products that are user friendly and easy to use with Jetpack Compose.
• Collaboration: Excellent communication skills and a track record of working effectively across multiple teams. Experience working with a code review process.
• Adaptability: Thrive in a dynamic startup setting, embracing agile methodologies and evolving priorities.

Technical Skills

• Knowledgeable in Kotlin/Java, Jetpack Compose, and the Android SDK
• Infrastructure as code (we use Pulumi)
• Relational databases such as MySQL/PostgreSQL
• Proficiency in writing and maintaining test suites
• Monitoring and observability tools, for example Grafana/Crashlytics

What we offer

• A competitive salary and benefits package (depending on experience).
• Holidays: 32 days paid leave including public holidays.
• Office located in the National Robotarium Edinburgh.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Private medical insurance
• Flexible options for working environment and hours
• Opportunities to travel for work to conferences, suppliers, customers, events as required.

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Created on 31/05/2025 by JR United Kingdom