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Senior Android Engineer
Senior Android Engineer
Join Barclays as a Senior Android Engineer and be part of the ongoing development of a critical Android application across the UK and worldwide. Report to an Assistant Vice President (Team Lead or Senior IC), this role requires deep expertise in Android architecture, risk mitigation, and strong leadership either day-to-day or for a specialised project.
About the Role
We’re looking for a highly skilled Android practitioner who can:
- Design, develop, and improve a single, business-critical app,
- Drive complex product features with technical excellence,
- Evolve architecture while balancing modern tools, legacy constraints, and high standards,
- Maintain control over end-to-end technical quality.
Based in Edinburgh (South Gyle Crescent), this position combines innovation with real-world risk and is pivotal to customer-facing digital experiences.
Key Responsibilities
Technical & Development
- Design, build, and deliver high-quality, scalable, and maintainable Android software using Kotlin.
- Contribute to Android architecture (MVVM, Clean Architecture, modularisation).
- Implement secure coding practices, risk controls, and transformation.
- Drive and enforce high standards in code quality (e.g., review, testing, documentation).
- Provide architecture guidance and coaching to junior/developing engineers.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Influence
- Work cross-functionally (with product managers, UX, design, and backend teams).
- Align software development with business objectives, performance, and security goals.
- Identify growth opportunities—lead innovation within Agile/Scrum processes.
- Support decisions on rules, policies, and controls (e.g., CI/CD, testing, scripting automation).
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Leadership (Team Lead or Sr. IC)
- For team leads: Develop, mentor, and lead a high-performing team.
- Coach engineers to deliver customer and business value through technical excellence.
- Define objectives, advocate for leadership behaviours (LEAD: Listen, Energise, Align, Develop).
- Facilitate risk management, compliance, and governance within technical work.
Cross-Functional & Business contribute
- Bridge complexities between teams and business strategies.
- Engage in data-driven analysis to inform impactful technical and business decisions.
- Ensure a provocative dialogue with stakeholders around tough, sensitive, or high-energy projects.
Technical Requirements
To succeed, you’ll need:
Core Proficiencies
- 7–8+ years of Android experience—comfortable in a large, mature codebase.
- Expertsise in MVVM, Dependency Injection (e.g., Hilt) and Clean Architecture.
- Deep knowledge of Kotlin (last level, e.g., generics, coroutines).
- Proven expertise in contribution, editorials, simulation, profession্যাম Automation Testing (unit, instrumentation) projects.
- Experience both guiding single-family teams or cross-team initiatives—or supporting hit-level innovation initiatives within financial services.
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Bonus Skills
- CI/CD (e.g., Gradle optimisation, Goovy-based build pipelines) and scripting (Groovy, Ruby).
- Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP).
- Mentoring or training junior developers.
- Familiarity with Banking Controls/Regulatory Frameworks (PCI-DSS, AML Wo-step-by-step reporting).
Background & Culture Fit
Impact Mentality & Mindset
- Demonstrates Barclays Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, Stewardship.
- Empowers, challenges, drives—turning directives into pioneering results.
- Takes ownership for regulatory compliance, risk, and technical governance.
Leadership Skills
- Lead through authentic behavioural fingerprint (Listen, Energise, Align).
- Build teams that thrive through shared systems and intent.
Job-Specific Technical & Thought Process
- Use compelling evaluation to assess your suitability: Risk & Controls, Change & Transformation, Business Acumen, Strategic Thinking, Digital & Technology.
- Technical screening specific to the project portfolio.
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