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# Lead Mobile Android Engineer

- **Company:** Royal London
- **Location:** Alderley Edge, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Android Software Development, Microsoft Azure, Mobile Application Development, Mobile Application Software, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Backend, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=738fdc1a9335774d

## About the Role

You will bring strong commercial experience in native Android development and the confidence to lead technical delivery while supporting others. We are particularly interested in your depth of mobile engineering expertise and the applications you have helped deliver.

 * Strong commercial Andriod development experience.
 * Expertise in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose is essential
 * A proven software engineering background using native mobile technologies.
 * Experience integrating mobile applications with APIs and backend services.
 * Technical leadership skills, with the ability to coordinate delivery and mentor other engineers. Clear communication and a collaborative approach to solving technical challenges.
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Experience of Azure within financial services or regulated environments, would be useful, but it is not essential. We value strong native Android capability and your ability to learn supporting technologies.

## Description

* Lead the technical delivery of native Android features and enhancements.
 * Coordinate technical tasks across a small development team.
 * Support, guide and mentor engineers, helping the team build capability and maintain high standards.
 * Collaborate with API, platform and wider technology teams to deliver reliable mobile experiences.
 * Contribute to technical decisions and help shape our future mobile solutions and development approaches. Promote effective engineering practices as the mobile function grows.
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