Lead Android Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 5 May 2026
LOCATION
Manchester
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Technology
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SKILLS

Kotlin Jetpack Compose Android architecture Espresso CI/CD pipelines AI-assisted development tools Technical leadership Mobile app scalability

FULL DESCRIPTION

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.

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Contact

Tom Wood – [contact hidden]

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