Principal Android Engineer

Posted 2 days ago Hedgehog Lab Principal Android Engineer 5 day week Very Flexible Remote · Newcastle upon Tyne, England +4 more The 4-day week in United Kingdom Job Description About Hedgehog Lab A lot of Principal roles take you away from the code. Here you'll lead the technical side of a hedgehog lab team delivering a UK bank's Android app as it moves to Jetpack Compose, and still build alongside them. It's a contract outside IR35, expected to start in January 2027 and run for around 6 months. You'll work remote first, [on-site expectation]What's in it for you You'll shape how a large banking app moves to Compose, from the approach the team takes to the standards it follows. You'll lead a consultancy team that owns the delivery, with engineers who take testing and code reviews seriously. You'll add regulated banking work to your CV, which carries weight on future contracts. Who you'll be doing it for hedgehog lab is a digital product consultancy with 20 years of experience helping public and private sector organisations through digital transformation. We're B Corp and Great Place to Work certified. You'll lead a hedgehog lab delivery team working on our client's customer-facing Android app. Our client is a well-known UK bank. What you'll be doing Leading the team's technical decisions, including architecture and the move from XML and Data Binding to Compose Setting coding, testing and code review standards for the team Mentoring the Senior engineers Working with the client's own engineers on technical approach and priorities Building features in Kotlin and Compose within an MVVM architecture using Hilt and Dagger Making sure sensitive data and network calls are handled securely Leading investigations into defects and performance issues Experience you must have Commercial Android experience at a senior or lead level, in Kotlin with Coroutines and Flow Leading the technical direction of an Android app, including architecture decisions Mentoring engineers and setting standards for a team Jetpack Compose, plus XML layouts, Data Binding and enough Java to work on older code MVVM and dependency injection with Hilt and Dagger Unit testing with JUnit and MockK, and using tests to make safe changes in large codebases Mobile security, particularly protecting sensitive data and securing network calls Experience that's nice to have Banking, fintech or other regulated apps SAFe or another scaled agile framework Leading a migration from XML screens to Compose UI testing with Espresso or Compose Certificate pinning, code obfuscation and root detection CI/CD pipelines and mobile release processes Accessibility experience How to apply If this sounds like you, apply below and we'll be in touch. Apply now Save Share Recently posted Work-life balance 72 /100 Scored on hours, schedule, holiday, flexibility and remote policy. How scoring works Flexible hours Remote work No core hours requirement 36 days PTO 5 day work week 38 hours/week Work schedule Flexible hours · Work your own schedule 38 hours a week Fully flexible — no expectation to come to the office, but you're also free to use the office when you fancy. Hybrid working from home, office or any blend. Read their policy ↗ (opens in new tab) Time off 28 days holiday + UK bank holidays, plus 5 Impact Days per year for L&D, volunteering or innovation. Paid time off 36 days Benefits Enhanced parental policy 28 days holiday + UK bank holidays + 5 Impact Days for L&D, volunteering or innovation Impact Days usable for L&D, volunteering or innovation (5/year) Wellbeing support and budget MacBook provided Show all 6 Location Remote Must be based in: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK Edinburgh, UK Leeds, UK London, UK Manchester, UK Interview We usually respond within three days. Schedule checked against their published policy Apply on autopilot Land more engineering interviews While you read this one, auto-apply can send applications to roles that match you — up to 20 a day, or up to 50 on Elite. Only verified roles on official career pages Uses your real details — it never invents any Review before each send, or go fully hands-off Try auto-apply Powered by JobCopilot We earn a share of what you pay JobCopilot. Hedgehog Lab 100 people · United Kingdom Global technology consultancy delivering award-winning digital products with a human-centred approach, remote-first culture, and exceptional work-life balance. See all Hedgehog Lab roles Similar roles Senior Android Engineer Hedgehog Lab · Remote · Newcastle upon Tyne, England +4 more Principal AI Engineer Mitratech · Remote · UK Android Engineer Monzo · Hybrid · Barcelona, Spain Browse Engineering jobs Skills in this role Architecture Code Reviews Mentoring Mobile Security Technical Leadership Unit Testing Coroutines Dagger Data Binding Flow Explore related Engineering Jobs Flexible Hours Jobs Remote Jobs Report incorrect information Principal Android Engineer Hedgehog Lab Apply now Save