Android Engineer

Motorway; London (KY); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity scheme

25 days holiday

Pension scheme (5% employer)

Job summary

Motorway is seeking an Android Engineer to join our Mobile Engineering group and own well-defined features from idea to release. You’ll collaborate with designers, PMs and fellow engineers to deliver high-quality Android experiences using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.

You’ll contribute to our internal Server-Driven UI framework and help improve mobile infrastructure, CI/CD, and automated testing. The role offers a hybrid London-based work setup with opportunities to grow technically.

Qualifications

• Commercial experience building Android applications.
• Strong knowledge of Kotlin and modern Android development.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose, or an eagerness to develop skills in it.
• Ability to ship features as part of a collaborative product team.
• Write clear, maintainable and well-tested code.
• Good collaboration and communication skills.
• Proactive ownership and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with designers, product managers and other engineers to build high-quality experiences.
• Design, build and ship Android features using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Contribute to the development of our internal Server-Driven UI framework.
• Support and improve mobile infrastructure including CI/CD pipelines and Play deployments.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code.
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions.
• Pay attention to UI detail, accessibility and app experience.
• Understand backend systems and APIs powering the app.
• Monitor released features and help resolve issues post-release.
• Contribute to engineering standards across the Mobile Engineering group.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Product-team collaboration

Testing practices

Code quality

Ownership

AI awareness

Tools

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

UI testing

Mobile testing

Backend basics

Job description

About Motorway

Motorway is the UK's largest online car-selling platform. We connect private sellers directly with over 8,000 dealers nationwide. Our online platform helps sellers achieve great prices for their cars while giving dealers fast, reliable access to the stock they want for their dealerships. Founded in 2017, our award-winning, technology-led approach has redefined the experience of selling a car. Motorway is backed by some of the world’s leading technology investors, having raised £143 million in Series C funding.

This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing scale-up at a crucial phase of growth and help change an industry for the better.

Hi, I’m Manuele Maggi, Engineering Manager at Motorway. I’m looking for an Android

Engineer to join our Mobile Engineering group and help us build a best-in-class experience

for our Sellers.

This is a great opportunity to join a talented and supportive team, working alongside

engineers, product managers and designers to fundamentally change the way people sell

their car. You’ll contribute to meaningful features used by customers across the UK, develop

your technical skills and explore the latest tools and technologies— with AI increasingly

embedded in how we build and work.

About the role

As an Android Engineer, you’ll take ownership of well-defined features and contribute

throughout the development lifecycle, from early ideas through to release and iteration.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Collaborating with designers, product managers and other engineers to build high-quality customer experiences.
• Designing, building and shipping Android features using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Contributing to the development of our in-house Server-Driven UI framework, helping us deliver features and dynamic experiences more quickly.
• Supporting and improving our mobile infrastructure, including CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, Google Play deployment workflows and automated UI testing.
• Writing clean, maintainable and well-tested code.
• Participating in code reviews and technical discussions, learning from others while sharing your own ideas.
• Paying close attention to UI detail, accessibility and the overall app experience.
• Building an understanding of the backend systems and APIs that power our app.
• Monitoring released features and helping to resolve issues when they arise.
• Contributing to the engineering standards and practices used across the Mobile Engineering group.

About you

• We’re looking for someone with:
• Commercial experience building Android applications.
• Good knowledge of Kotlin and modern Android development.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose, or an interest in developing your skills with it.
• An understanding of common mobile development principles, patterns and testing practices.
• Experience building and releasing features as part of a collaborative product team.
• The ability to write clear, maintainable and well-tested code.
• Good collaboration and communication skills.
• A proactive approach and willingness to take ownership of your work.
• Curiosity and a genuine desire to continue learning and developing as an engineer.

You could be a great fit if

• You’ve contributed to reusable components or modules.
• You enjoy working closely with product and design to solve customer problems.
• You’re comfortable owning features while asking for support when needed.
• You care about building polished, reliable and accessible mobile experiences.
• You’re interested in using modern technologies, including AI, to improve products and engineering workflows.
• You enjoy sharing ideas, receiving feedback and learning from experienced engineers.

Bonus

• You don’t need to tick every box, but it would be helpful if:
• You have experience with Server-Driven UI.
• You have worked with A/B testing or experimentation.
• You have some exposure to CI/CD and automated mobile testing.
• You have integrated ML or AI-powered functionality into an app.
• You have experience or an interest in backend or full-stack development.
• You have experience taking a feature from an initial idea through to release.

Location

Hybrid working, with two days a week in our London office and the remainder working from home.

Our interview process

• Qualifying Screen — 30 minutes
• Technical Interview — 60 minutes
• Soft Skills Interview — 60 minutes, onsite depending on the team

You can expect to hear back from us within a week of each interview stage. You’ll also have the opportunity to speak with a Talent Partner throughout the process if you have any questions or require any accommodations.

Benefits

• We’ve got your back in life’s biggest moments—and the everyday ones too.
• Competitive salary
• Equity scheme—we all share in Motorway’s success
• 25 days’ holiday
• Flexible working, including two days a week in our London office, with socials and snacks galore
• Private medical insurance through Bupa
• Life assurance
• Pension scheme with a 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced family leave, including 26 weeks’ full pay for maternity or adoption leave
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• EV leasing scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Nursery salary-sacrifice scheme
• One paid volunteering day each year