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# senior android engineer.

- **Company:** Randstad UK
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £130,000.0 - £143,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Multitier Architecture, A/B Testing, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Android Software Development, Architectural Patterns, Code Review, Dependency Injection, Mobile Application Software, Junit, Model View ViewModel, User Interface Testing, Backend, Kotlin, Solid Principles, Jetpack Compose, Graphql, Asynchronous Programming, Restful APIs
- **Published:** September 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.randstad.co.uk/jobs/apply/47368180/

## About the Role

* Technical Stack: Strong commercial experience with Kotlin, Jetpack components, Jetpack Compose, and Dependency Injection (Hilt/Dagger).
 * Architecture & Patterns: Deep knowledge of MVVM/Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, and Kotlin Coroutines/Flow.
 * Testing & APIs: Hands-on experience with unit/UI testing (JUnit, Mockk, Espresso) and RESTful/GraphQL APIs.
 * Scale: Background building high-traffic, production-grade consumer mobile applications.

## Description

Join a global engineering hub in Manchester, building end-to-end travel experiences used by tens of millions of active Android users daily. You will work in a cross-functional squad alongside Product, Design, Data, and Backend Engineers to design, test, and ship high-impact native mobile features., * Design, build, and maintain scalable native Android apps using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.

 * Implement A/B tests and product experiments to drive user engagement and conversion.
 * Maintain clean architecture (MVVM/MVI) and ensure high performance across varied devices.
 * Write robust unit/UI tests and participate in technical design and code reviews.
 * Partner with cross-functional teams to translate complex requirements into seamless mobile features.


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