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# Senior/ Lead Android Engineer - London

- **Company:** Initi8 Recruitment
- **Location:** Greater London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £80,000.0 - £100,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Android Software Development, Architectural Patterns, DevOps, Github, Junit, Model View ViewModel, Firebase, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Reactive Programming, Front End Software Development, Asynchronous Programming
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840616094-senior-lead-android-engineer-london

## About the Role

* You are a Senior or Lead Android Engineer with strong native Android development experience in Kotlin.
 * You have experience building modern, scalable Android applications using contemporary Android tooling and architecture patterns.
 * You understand modern Android principles including MVVM/MVI, reactive programming and clean architecture.
 * You are comfortable working in fast-moving startup or scale-up environments where priorities evolve quickly.
 * You enjoy ownership and want to help shape engineering standards, architecture and product direction.
 * You are someone who raises the level of engineers around you through collaboration, mentoring and strong technical communication.
 * You are comfortable working closely with product, design, data and external engineering teams.
 * Any experience contributing to web/frontend engineering or cross-platform product thinking would be highly beneficial.
 * Experience within iGaming, fintech, realtime consumer platforms or high-availability environments would be advantageous but is not essential.

## Description

We are hiring a Senior Android Engineer to help build the future of a brand-new international iGaming operator as they launch across Europe and beyond.

This is a genuinely rare opportunity to join an early-stage, heavily backed startup where mobile is at the centre of the product strategy.

As Senior Android Engineer, you will take ownership of the Android application architecture, engineering standards and future scalability of the mobile platform. You will work closely with the CTO and co-founders, influence technical direction and help define how mobile engineering evolves as the company scales internationally.

This is not just a hands-on coding role. You will help establish best practices, improve quality, contribute to product thinking and work closely with external engineering partners whilst gradually increasing internal capability.

The company is heavily invested in automation, tooling and modern engineering practices. They run collaborative weekly learning sessions across the business and have created a genuinely curious, knowledge-sharing culture where engineers have a strong voice in shaping the future platform.

Tools & Technology

The Android environment is modern and evolving, with a strong focus on scalability, maintainability and developer experience.

You will work with technologies including:

 * Kotlin
 * Jetpack Compose
 * Coroutines
 * MockK & JUnit
 * Room, Ktor & Hilt
 * Reactive Programming
 * Firebase
 * GitHub
 * GCP


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