Lead Mobile Engineer - Android

Bigchange Limited
Reading, United Kingdom
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Reading, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Java
Android
Software as a Service
Location-Based Services
Model View ViewModel
Release Management
Mobile Security
Software Engineering
XML
Firebase
Kotlin
Codebase
Asynchronous Programming
Vulnerability Analysis
Programming Languages

Job description

You will lead the technical direction of our Android platform, guiding a team of developers working on a mature, production codebase with a large user base.

Requirements

Do you have experience in XML?, * Proven ability to lead technical projects and guide engineering teams, including mentoring engineers.

  • Clear communicator who can work well with team members of all disciplines and directly with the business.
  • Experience developing and refining AI-assisted development workflows, with the ability to improve how the team uses the latest tools and practices.
  • Comfortable evolving team ways-of-working in dynamic fast-paced delivery environments.

Desirable experience:

  • Track record of evaluating emerging technologies (including AI tooling) and introducing them effectively.
  • Understanding of Play Store publishing, policies, and release management.
  • Experience with cross-platform approaches (KMP, shared architecture patterns).
  • Awareness of mobile security best practices, including dependency vulnerability scanning.
  • Experience in SaaS, field service, or logistics domains.

What You'll Bring

  • You are a leader who strives for psychological safety in your team.
  • You celebrate the success of those around you and promote individual and team development outside of pure delivery.
  • You stay current with the Android ecosystem but apply new tools and patterns as appropriate, not just because they're new.
  • You balance the need to work in legacy codebases whilst modernising and delivering new features.
  • Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and course-correcting when needed.
  • Deep expertise in Kotlin and the modern Android stack (Compose, coroutines, MVVM).
  • Experience with legacy codebases, including XML Views, Fragments, and Java interop.
  • Strong understanding of offline-first architecture and API integration.
  • Familiarity with the broader Android ecosystem (Hilt, WorkManager, Realm, Firebase, Location Services).
  • Experience in software development, with a strong understanding of modern programming languages and associated tooling.
  • Familiarity with cloud based hosting.
  • Proven ability to lead technical projects and guide engineering teams.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Referral programme
  • Annual leave
  • Life insurance
  • Company pension
  • Paid volunteer time
  • Private medical insurance
  • Casual dress, * A generous annual leave entitlement plus a personal leave entitlement
  • Private Health Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential support on relationships, bereavement, finances)
  • Life Insurance
  • Company pension scheme, with an uncapped 5% employer contribution
  • Generous Parental Leave Program
  • Paid Volunteer Leave Days
  • Public Holiday Exchange Scheme
  • Talent Referral Programme - get rewarded for referring a friend to join our team!
  • Cyclescheme, a salary sacrifice to treat yourself to a bike & equipment
  • Home & Tech Scheme, a salary sacrifice to treat yourself to some new tech
  • A discounts and cash back scheme
  • Casual dress and relaxed office environment
  • Opportunities for career progression and development
  • Diverse training & internal networking opportunities across all of our product lines
  • Service recognition awards
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