Android Engineer

The role

An Android Engineer will build customer experiences for the Seller platform. You will design, build, and ship Android features using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.

What you will do

• Collaborate with designers, product managers and other engineers to build high-quality customer experiences.
• Design, build and ship Android features using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Contribute to the development of the in-house Server-Driven UI framework.
• Support and improve mobile infrastructure including CI/CD pipelines, Google Play deployment workflows and automated UI testing.
• Write clean, maintainable and well-tested code.
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions.
• Pay attention to UI detail, accessibility and the overall app experience.
• Build an understanding of the backend systems and APIs that power the app.
• Monitor released features and help resolve issues.
• Contribute to engineering standards and practices used across the Mobile Engineering group.

Required qualifications

• Commercial experience building Android applications.
• Good knowledge of Kotlin and modern Android development.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose, or an interest in developing your skills with it.
• An understanding of common mobile development principles, patterns and testing practices.
• Experience building and releasing features as part of a collaborative product team.
• The ability to write clear, maintainable and well-tested code.
• Good collaboration and communication skills.
• A proactive approach and willingness to take ownership of your work.
• Curiosity and a genuine desire to continue learning and developing as an engineer.

Nice to have

• Experience with Server-Driven UI.
• Worked with A/B testing or experimentation.
• Some exposure to CI/CD and automated mobile testing.
• Integrated ML or AI-powered functionality into an app.
• Experience or an interest in backend or full-stack development.
• Experience taking a feature from an initial idea through to release.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Equity scheme
• 25 days holiday
• Flexible working
• Private medical insurance through Bupa
• Life assurance
• Pension scheme with a 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced family leave, including 26 weeks full pay for maternity or adoption leave
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• EV leasing scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Nursery salary-sacrifice scheme

Before you apply

• Qualifying Screen
• Technical Interview
• Soft Skills Interview

About the company

Motorway is the UK's largest online car-selling platform. It connects private sellers directly with over 8,000 dealers nationwide.