Android Engineer

Motorway
UK
1 day ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
0 years minimum
Working hours
Shift work
Job source

Tech stack

A/B Testing Artificial Intelligence Android Software Development App Store (IOS) Mobile Application Development Github Mobile Application Software User Interface Testing Delivery Pipeline Backend Kotlin Jetpack Compose

Job description

As a Senior Android Engineer, you’ll be responsible for leading the design and implementation of some of our most cutting-edge Android features. Day-to-day, you’ll be:

  • Collaborating with designers, product managers, and engineers.

  • Architecting and implementing complex and interesting app features.

  • Developing and evolving our in-house Server-Driven UI framework, enabling rapid feature delivery and dynamic experiences without app releases.

  • Building and maintaining our mobile infrastructure - CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, App Store deployment workflows, and our automated UI testing platform.

  • Championing best practices and the highest standards for mobile engineering.

  • Closely analysing the details of the UI and overall app experience.

Requirements

We’re looking for someone with:

  • Strong experience with Android development and proficiency with the latest mobile platform frameworks and features, including:

  • Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, etc…

  • 0 to 1 experience building and delivering successful products from scratch.

  • A proven ability to ship impactful, high-scale mobile applications.

  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

  • Driven, with a bias to action and taking the initiative.

You could be a great fit if

  • You have experience building complex reusable modules.

  • You have integrated modern ML/AI technology into app journeys.

  • You thrive when given ownership and autonomy.

  • You’re passionate about building the best products possible with the latest technologies available.

Bonus:

  • You have practical experience with Server Driven UI

  • You have practical experience with A/B testing.

  • You have practical experience with full-stack development.

Benefits & conditions

We’ve got your back, in life’s biggest moments and the everyday ones too.

  • Competitive salary
  • Equity scheme - we all share in Motorway’s success
  • 25 days holiday
  • Flexible working (2 days a week in our London office, with socials and snacks galore)
  • Private medical insurance via BUPA
  • Life assurance
  • Pension scheme (we contribute 5%)
  • Enhanced family leave (e.g. 26 weeks full pay for maternity or adoption)
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
  • EV leasing scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Nursery salary sacrifice scheme
  • 1 paid volunteering day a year

About the company

Motorway is the UK’s fastest-growing used car marketplace - our online-only platform connects private car sellers with thousands of verified dealers nationwide, ensuring everyone gets the best deal. Founded in 2017, our award-winning, technology-led approach has redefined the experience of selling a car. Motorway is backed by some of the world’s leading technology investors, having raised £143 million in Series C funding.

This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing scale-up at a crucial phase of growth and help change an industry for the better.

Hi, I’m Manuele Maggi, Engineering Manager at Motorway. I’m looking for a seasoned Senior Android Engineer to join our Mobile engineering group and help harness the latest tools, techniques, and technologies to build a best-in-class experience for our Sellers. It’s an opportunity to join a talented team pushing the boundaries, working alongside bright minds in engineering, product, and design - with AI deeply embedded in how we build and how we work. Join us in this exciting mission to fundamentally change the way people sell their car.

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