Android Engineer
Job Description
- Experience working on sports, media, or gamification apps.
- Familiarity with live data integration, streaming APIs, or event-based user experiences.
- Personal passion or understanding of sports.
- Build and maintain high-quality native Android applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
- Work closely with internal teams and client stakeholders to develop end-to-end mobile features.
- Contribute to architectural decisions with emphasis on scalability, testability, and performance.
- Collaborate within cross-functional squads to ship new features.
- Ensure high quality through code reviews, testing, and engineering best practices.
- Proven expertise in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
- Strong understanding of scalable app architectures (e.g., clean architecture).
- Passion for delivering high-quality UI/UX.
- Comfortable working in CI/CD environments (Bitrise, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
- Hands-on experience with agile development practices and pragmatic testing.
Description
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6 month outside IR35 contract
About Us:
As part of our exciting growth journey, we’re expanding our Mobile Engineering team and are on the lookout for a talented Android Engineer to join us on a hybrid basis at our London office.
This is a rare chance to work on high impact greenfield products for some of the biggest and most iconic sports brands in the world. You’ll be at the forefront of building modern, scalable apps from the ground up, helping shape the future of fan engagement across global sport.
You’ll bring technical expertise and strong delivery focus. Contributing high-quality code, collaborating closely with our in-house teams, and helping us hit key milestones.
You’ll be embedded in a passionate, cross-functional team and supported to do your best work while working on fast-moving, purpose-driven projects that reach millions of fans worldwide.
Requirements
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- Build and maintain high-quality native Android applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, with a focus on fast delivery and maintainable architecture.
- Work closely with internal teams and client stakeholders to develop end-to-end mobile features that align with product goals and timelines.
- Contribute to architectural decisions in collaboration with senior engineers — with a strong emphasis on scalability, testability, and performance.
- Collaborate within cross-functional squads (designers, PMs, QA, backend) to ship new features to live apps used by sports fans worldwide.
- Ensure a high standard of quality through code reviews, testing, and engineering best practices.
- Join a hybrid working environment, with 2 days per week in our London office to enable strong collaboration on fast-moving projects.
What We’re Looking For
- Proven expertise in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, ideally with multiple apps shipped to the App Store or in production use.
- Strong understanding of scalable app architectures (e.g. clean architecture).
- Passion for delivering high-quality UI/UX that adapts well across screen sizes and device types.
- Comfortable working in CI/CD environments, using tools like Bitrise, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
- Hands-on experience with agile development practices, and a pragmatic approach to testing including unit, integration, and UI testing.
Nice To Have
- Experience working on sports, media, or gamification apps, particularly those with high user engagement or real-time data.
- Familiarity with live data integration, streaming APIs, or event-based user experiences.
- Personal passion or understanding of sports
