Staff Android Engineer - Hybrid Lead & Shape Mobile Apps

John Lewis Partnership plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

John Lewis Partnership plc is seeking a Staff Engineer for Android development in London. You’ll join a cross-functional Agile team, collaborating with Android and iOS engineers, QA, design and UX specialists on customer-facing projects.

You will drive the development approach, provide technical assurance on complex IT projects, and mentor less-experienced engineers while engaging with diverse stakeholders. Flexible working is available.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Native Mobile Development in Android (Kotlin and Java).
• Accessibility best practice.
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery.
• Experience with generative AI tools and techniques to enhance development and productivity.
• Experience with Kotlin Multi Platform (KMP).
• Demonstrable experience in TDD, pair programming.
• Agile development methods such as Scrum or Kanban.
• REST API development and/or consumption.
• Deep understanding of MVVM and MVP.
• Significant experience leading teams of people or technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• You will work as a software engineer specialising in Android development within a cross-functional Agile development team.
• Collaborate with Android and iOS engineers, BAs, QA, designers and UX specialists on customer-facing projects.
• As a Staff Engineer, provide technical leadership and assurance on complex IT projects and shape new work streams.
• Support professional development of less experienced engineers and communicate with a range of stakeholders.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Java

CI/CD

TDD

Agile

MVVM

MVP

REST API

Kotlin Multiplatform

AI tools

Scrum or Kanban

Team leadership

Cloud platforms

Tools

Postman

Charles/Proxyman

Bitrise

GitLab CI

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

John Lewis Partnership plc is seeking a Staff Engineer for Android development in London. You’ll join a cross-functional Agile team, collaborating with Android and iOS engineers, QA, design and UX specialists on customer-facing projects.

You will drive the development approach, provide technical assurance on complex IT projects, and mentor less-experienced engineers while engaging with diverse stakeholders. Flexible working is available.