Lead Android Engineer
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Lead Android Engineer
[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Group – Manchester Spinningfields | Hybrid: 2 days in office per week | Full-time
About the role
We’re looking for a Lead Android Engineer to join our Mobile Collective, playing a key role in shaping and scaling Android apps across MoneySavingExpert, Quidco, and MoneySuperMarket. As a lead, you’ll set technical direction, provide strong engineering leadership, and remain hands-on in delivery.
What you’ll do
- Lead and own technical direction for Android within your domain
- Act as a technical role model, delivering high-quality Kotlin code using Jetpack Compose
- Guide teams through complex technical problems
- Partner with Product and Design to shape solutions
- Drive engineering standards and best practices (architecture, testing, performance, security)
- Embed quality at pace, championing TDD, CI/CD, pairing
- Mentor and coach Android engineers
- Influence cross-team decisions
- Identify and manage technical risk
- Keep the Android platform modern
What we’re looking for
- Significant experience building complex Android applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
- Proven technical leadership or lead engineer role
- Strong knowledge of mobile architecture and scalability
- Confidence influencing technical decisions
- Passion for coaching and mentoring
- Experience with Espresso, automated testing, and CI/CD
- Comfortable with AI-assisted development tools
- Collaborative, pragmatic mindset
Location
Manchester Spinningfields. Hybrid: 2 days in the office per week.
Benefits
27 days holiday (rising to 30) + bank holidays, bonus scheme, pension up to 6% employer contribution, enhanced shared parental leave, work-from-anywhere scheme, mental health support, and more.
Apply
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Contact
Tom Wood – [contact hidden]