Lead Android Engineer

<p><b>Salary: £65,000 - 65,000 per year</b></p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Strong experience shipping Android apps in Kotlin</li><li>Solid grasp of Android networking (HTTP(S), TLS, sockets, proxies)</li><li>Experience with native code (C++ / NDK) or complex SDKs</li><li>Good understanding of Android APIs, versioning and Play Store policies</li><li>Strong debugging skills (crashes, performance, battery)</li><li>Experience mentoring others or acting as a technical sounding board</li><li>Nice extras: VPN experience, Accessibility Services, work in privacy-sensitive or regulated domains</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Own the Android architecture across apps and SDKs</li><li>Build and evolve features in Kotlin (with some Java and C++/NDK)</li><li>Deal with networking, performance, stability and edge cases</li><li>Stay ahead of Android OS and Google Play changes and guide the response</li><li>Support SDK integrations and help solve tricky production issues</li><li>Review code, challenge designs and help raise the bar technically</li><li>Use modern tooling (including AI-assisted coding tools) to move faster and write better code</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>AI</li><li>Android</li><li>HTTP</li><li>Support</li><li>Java</li><li>Kotlin</li><li>REST</li><li>VPN</li><li>Mobile</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are seeking an experienced Lead Android Engineer to join our team based in Manchester. This is a hybrid role that requires you to work 2 days a week in the office, with the rest of your work being flexible. We offer flexible start and finish times along with a full home-working setup. In this role, youll have the opportunity to take real ownership of Android apps and SDKs used in data-heavy environments while collaborating with a dynamic team. Our focus is on innovation and maintaining high standards in Android development.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>